If you’re like me and sometimes really tax your Mac (this is assuming you are, in fact, a Mac owner), you may experience a kernel panic.
They’re not fun.
Some people have observed that they have occurred while using seemingly innocuous applications like Firefox 3.0.x, or a mixture of PowerPC-based and Intel-based applications. But, unfortunately, the causes for kernel panics may not be so obvious. And just as unfortunate, there are some disagreements about what causes or leads to kernel panics.
Here’s an example: a seemingly straightforward tutorial for identifying kernel panic causes. While the article presents itself as somewhat authoritative, you may notice that there are several points of contention in the comments section. Curious, eh? 
