Apparently the Entire Internet Is Broken An employee reports a company wide internet disaster. Mort discovers that the global communications network is doing just fine. One website, however, is having a bad morning. #MortRoot #SysAdmin #InternetProblems #Helpdesk #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 Blue File Panic File names suddenly appear blue even though everything still opens normally. Mort discovers that the system is marking compressed files with a different color. #MortRoot #FileCompression #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor

Autofill Remembers Too Much Every online form receives an outdated phone number. Mort finds the old value stored in the browser's autofill profile. #MortRoot #BrowserAutofill #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor

The Clipboard Stayed Home Copy and paste works locally but stops inside a remote session. Mort discovers that clipboard redirection was disabled for the connection. #MortRoot #RemoteDesktop #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor

The Tunnel With No Exit The VPN reports a successful connection, then every public website stops loading. Mort finds a routing profile sending all traffic into a company gateway that is unavailable. #MortRoot #VPNProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #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

Shutdown Is Not Restart An update keeps requesting a restart even though the computer is shut down every night. Mort explains the difference the system has chosen to preserve. #MortRoot #WindowsUpdate #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor #TechSupport #fyp #deadinside #ComputerProblems #ITProblems