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Mac Syndrome

An affliction that most people, even full-grown adults, suffer from when they receive their first Apple computer. Symptoms of Mac Syndrome include obsessive use of Photobooth and of all its photo-filters, recording videos using the pre-mentioned filters as well, and proceeding to upload every single one to facebook or any other social networking site. While not contagious, it is highly aggrivating, to the point where certain friends of the person may blatantly tell them to stop and shut the fuck up.
Girl: I just got my new iMac! I'm going to invite everyone over and take pictures!

Guy: Awesome, have fun!

*ten thousand PhotoBooth sessions later, all of them uploaded to facebook*

Guy: Oh my god, you've got Mac Syndrome out the ying-yang. Shut the fuck up.
Mac Syndrome by matthejew September 26, 2009
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new mac syndrome 

1) The excessive use of the Photo Booth application on macs when first bought
"Wow look at those people taking pictures of themselves psh."
"Yeah they must have new mac syndrome."
new mac syndrome by bsanchez October 16, 2008

Shaken Mac Syndrome 

When your macintosh or Apple computer repeatedly stops working or displays the "spinning rainbow ball of death", the common cure is to pick your mac up and move it in a shaking motion.
"Dude, my mac has the spinning rainbow ball!"
"Maybe it has shaken mac syndrome"
"Fucking Macs"
Shaken Mac Syndrome by NRuss February 23, 2009

Shaken Mac Syndrome 

An all to common phenomina that occurs with Macintosh computers. When a Macintosh computer stops operating and displays the "Spinnng Beach Ball of Death" for a prolonged period of time, the common fix is to pick up the screen of your iMac and shake it until it either continues to work at its usual sluggish pace, or just stops working completely, and can be diagnosed with Shaken Mac Syndrome.
"Dude, my Mac stopped working!"
"Did you try shaking it?"
"Yeah, it probably has Shaken Mac Syndrome now."
"Uggh Fucking Macs"
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