The Impatient Reading Pane New messages lose their unread status before anyone opens them. Mort finds the reading pane marking each selected message as read automatically. #MortRoot #EmailProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Confused Captions Live captions turn clear speech into nonsense. Mort discovers that the meeting software is listening for a different language. #MortRoot #MeetingCaptions #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor #TechSupport #TechHumor #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Watchful Webcam A webcam pans and zooms whenever someone moves. Mort discovers that automatic framing is doing exactly what it was designed to do. #MortRoot #WebcamSettings #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Scanner's Secret Folder Scans complete successfully but seem to disappear. Mort finds an old destination folder still saved in the scanner settings. #MortRoot #ScannerProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Silent Recording A finished screen recording contains perfect video and complete silence. Mort discovers that system audio capture was never enabled. #MortRoot #ScreenRecording #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor #TechSupport #TechHumor #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Dock That Was Never Connected Mort gets summoned because a docking station has stopped working. The dock is healthy. The one cable it needs is lying beside it. #MortRoot #DockingStation #ITProblems #Helpdesk #TechHumor

The Backward Mouse Every normal click opens the wrong menu. Mort discovers that the right mouse button has been selected as the primary button. #MortRoot #MouseSettings #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Vanishing Zeros Product codes lose the zeros at the beginning of every entry. Mort finds that the spreadsheet is treating the codes as ordinary numbers. #MortRoot #SpreadsheetHelp #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor #TechSupport #TechHumor #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Invisible Email Pictures An email arrives with empty spaces where its pictures should be. Mort discovers that automatic downloading of external images is blocked for privacy. #MortRoot #EmailImages #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Missing Second Screen Mort is called to restore a missing second monitor. The display has not failed. It has simply lost its only connection to reality. #MortRoot #MonitorProblems #Helpdesk #ITProblems #TechHumor

Eight Years of Important Email Mort investigates an email account that refuses to accept anything new. Apparently every newsletter since the beginning of time is still considered essential. #MortRoot #EmailProblems #Helpdesk #ITProblems #OfficeHumor

The Mystery of the Missing Sound Mort gets an urgent complaint about a computer that has suddenly gone silent. The cause turns out to be sitting directly beside it. #MortRoot #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #ITProblems #TechHumor #deadinside #fyp

The Printer Has Run Out of Something Mysterious Another urgent printer emergency reaches Mort's basement. The complicated technical failure turns out to involve a revolutionary substance known as paper. #MortRoot #PrinterProblems #Helpdesk #ITProblems #TechHumor

The Monitor That Was Definitely Broken Mort Root receives an urgent report about a completely dead computer screen. After years in IT, he already knows there is a very good chance electricity is involved. #MortRoot #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #ITProblems #TechHumor

The Accidental Boot Drive A computer refuses to start whenever one particular USB drive is connected. Mort finds the machine trying to boot from ordinary storage. #MortRoot #BootProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Paper That Needed Permission A printer has plenty of paper but refuses to begin. Mort discovers that the job was sent to the empty manual feed slot. #MortRoot #PrinterProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor #TechSupport #TechHumor #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Temporary Attachment Changes made to an email attachment vanish after it closes. Mort discovers that the document was edited from a temporary preview instead of a saved copy. #MortRoot #EmailAttachments #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Numbered Spreadsheet Familiar column letters are replaced by numbers. Mort discovers that an alternate spreadsheet reference style was enabled. #MortRoot #SpreadsheetTips #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor #TechSupport #TechHumor #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Museum Quality Receipt A short scanned document is too large to email. Mort discovers that every page was captured in full color at an extreme resolution. #MortRoot #PDFProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems

The Drive That Was Not Disconnected #MortRoot #NetworkDrive #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor #TechSupport #TechHumor #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems