New MacBook Pro Out of Application Memory

I just spent over $2,500 on a top-of-the-line 13" MacBook Pro, including 16 GB of memory, thinking it would solve my memory problems. So I wasn't thrilled when I got an "Out of Application Memory" error message today. I started shutting down programs, but the error message wouldn't go away. So I rebooted my computer and opened just a couple programs. It quickly froze, with the same error.
Can anyone give me some clues for fixing this problem? I installed a lot of software yesterday, mostly programs from Adobe's Creative Suite. However, when I look at Activity Monitor, the biggest memory hogs by far are Finder and kernel_task. What's kernel_task, and why is Finder such a memory hog? I was having problems with it earlier.
I've been perusing this thread...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24020867?searchText=Out%20of%20Application %20Memory?#24020867
In the meantime, here's the result of an EtreCheck scan...
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1
          1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          16 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel Iris - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:55
Disk Information:
          APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.42 GB (181.52 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files:
          /etc/hosts - Count: 9
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
          [running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          Google Chrome
          Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobeExManCCDetect_x86_64: Version: AdobeExManCCDetect_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 465.12 GB Disk used: 296.07 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine 1 [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 465.31 GB
                    Total number of backups: 4
                    Oldest backup: 2014-05-03 13:08:51 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-05-04 03:51:14 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 465.31 GB < (Disk used 296.07 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               2%          WindowServer
               2%          hidd
               1%          Creative Cloud
               1%          fontd
               0%          Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory:
          1.70 GB          Finder
          328 MB          mds_stores
          197 MB          Dock
          180 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          98 MB          Google Chrome
Virtual Memory Information:
          10.06 GB          Free RAM
          4.23 GB          Active RAM
          467 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.25 GB          Wired RAM
          536 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Sorry, I got cut off. I came back to post the solution.
I was able to see someone at the Genius Bar, though I didn't have an appointment. He examined my laptop and focused on something I actually noticed some time ago - when you open Finder, the folder "All My Files" is open by default. I discovered a few days ago, that that folder bogs things down for some reason, so I got in the habit of switching to a different folder.
Anyway, he said there's a file somewhere on my computer that's causing problems; it eats up memory. So he deleted All My Files from the Finder choices so I'll no longer access that file...unless I happen to stumble over the folder it's in.
As I find time, I'll try and track the offending file down.

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Thanks!

ds store is right: the machine is obviously faulty. Tell them about the card reader problem and get the machine exchanged. Don't let them fob you off with a service. I had a problem with the DVD drive, the trackpad and the card reader in the first year of my 2009 MBP and each time I let them get away with 'servicing' until the Warranty ran out, and I now have to use a cable for the camera, can only use 'tap' (not click) on the trackpad and have to use an external DVD writer.
Like you, I'd had a previous Apple laptop (2004 iBook) that could take a direct hit from a Scud missile and still function perfectly (indeed, its still going now) , so I was not as insistent as I should have been.
Apple machines are great, but every now and again you get a dud.

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