On Kernel Panics and Blue Screens

So…

I've just had my first kernel panic ever.

It was probably a combination of not having a battery in, running about 10 applications at once--most of which are betas--and running OSXRKHunter (not tested for Intel)…but whatever the case, it's the first ever kernel panic in a year and a half of very intense (>8 hrs/day, usually having Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, and Bridge open in the background with Safari running in the foreground with an average of 5 tabs, one of which is the memory-hogging Google Reader) computer usage, whereas in Windows I've had at least 5 Blue Screens of Death. Interestingly, the versions of OS X I have been using (10.4 and 10.5) have been public only for about 2 years, while the versions of Windows (XP Professional, Server 2k3 Enterprise) have been public for at least 5 years, and Server 2003 is supposed to be the more stable, reliable version of Windows. Furthermore, my usage of Windows is pretty much nil compared to OSX.

Oddly, since the kernel panic, my left fan hasn't dropped below 6000 (maximum) RPM. Can't think why this might be. PRAM reset didn't do anything. I'm going to call Applecare about that and about my dying-ish (read: I want a new one cuz the new ones are pretty) power cord.