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Hope This Helps
Personal blog · blog.szynalski.comproductivityhardware
Hope This Helps is a personal blog at blog.szynalski.com about productivity and hardware. Since 2009, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 17 times, most often “What you should know about Volume Shadow Copy/System Restore in Windows 7/Vista”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-12-22, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for its detailed reviews of ergonomic chairs, such as the Steelcase Leap, which one commenter says give a list of things to look for when evaluating chairs. Also cited for a 2009 post on Volume Shadow Copy.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- What you should know about Volume Shadow Copy/System Restore in Windows 7/Vista2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2009-11-23
What Hacker News says?
I got the Leap v2 last summer, also from Crandall/BTOD, but ended up giving it to my brother and getting a HermanMiller Embody. It's much more expensive and harder to find used, but when you buy direct from HermanMiller you get a free return period so it's a risk free trial. To me the Leap was comfortable and wasn't bad, but just didn't feel 100% right. The Embody is just perfect. 100% worth the cost. And the materi…
Comment linking /
on “Split keyboards and how to build them”Submitted Why you should use English versions of your OS and other software as a story · 97 points
HN discussionI think HNers will enjoy these detailed reviews of Steelcase and other ergonomic chairs: https://blog.szynalski.com/2019/04/review-steelcase-leap/ Gives you a bunch of things to look for when evaluating chairs.
Comment linking /2019/04/review-steelcase-leap/
on “Ask HN: What kind of chair are you using for WFH?”Submitted Windows 7: The almost-there operating system as a story · 45 points
HN discussionThe article Bruce's post was based on http://blog.szynalski.com/2009/11/23/volume-shadow-copy-syst... was linked on HN 2 days ago, but got no comments.
Comment linking /2009/11/23/volume-shadow-copy-system-restore/
on “Schneier on Security : The Security Implications of Windows Volume Shadow Copy”Submitted Never rename your Windows user account as a story · 34 points
HN discussionSubmitted If someone swapped out your CPU for a slower one, would you notice? as a story · 13 points
HN discussionSubmitted Do you use encryption? Beware of Windows System Restore as a story · 11 points
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HN discussionSubmitted Sublime Text 3 saves files in a weird way as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted What you should know about Volume Shadow Copy/System Restore in Windows 7/Vista as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Should we care about ABX test results as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Tinnitus tips (2010) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The right way to stress-test an overclocked PC as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is constant consumption of content keeping you from having your best ideas? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted I am now afraid of browser plugins as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Should we care about ABX test results? as a story · 1 points
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