Panic problems, unexplained beep, and flash player keeps quitting

I just bought my first mac computer 3 months ago and was given a new one a couple weeks ago because there were some issues with the first mac but those issues were nothing compared to what's happening with this second computer.
First of all, I like to play an online game that requires Adobe Flash player. I played this same game on the first mac with no issues but now after playing a couple games in a row, it shuts down and says that Flash player quit. I uninstalled Flash player and reinstalled it and it seemed to be working better. I could play many more games but then it again shut down.
A friend of mine suggested I try playing the game using Firefox instead of Safari and in the middle of the game, it shut down but this time, instead of saying flash player had to quit, the computer started giving me continuous long beeps. I ended up turning the computer off and then restarted it and the beeps were gone.
My third issue is with the computer telling me I have to shut it down. I'll be in the middle of surfing the web and all of a sudden a box appears on the screen telling me to hold down the turn on button to shut the computer off.
I copied some of the reports issued after the problems I've encountered and can include them if it will help someone figure out what's wrong with this computer.
I'm on vacation for awhile without any Apple store near by or I'd bring this to them and see if someone could help so I hope someone here has some ideas on what's going on with this new computer.
It's a mac book pro, Intel Core i7 with 4gbs DDR 3 ram.

sheryltoo wrote:
I don't know how to repair permissions
Go to Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility and select your volume and then select Repair Permissions.
Same directions are also in the OS Mac Help Menu.
TIP-You should Repair Permissions & restart:
After installing and/or updating an OS (Operating System).
After installing software.
After burning sessions.
I believe I must have the most up to date version.
Check Flash Version
I'm out of town and using a network in the hotel I'm staying in. Maybe my mac doesn't like it.
Maybe but doubtful. The real test would be to try wifi when you return from your vacation. Kernel panics are an indication of hardware problems more so than software.
I actually bought my computer at Best Buy and took out their extended warranty.
Does not matter where you purchased a Mac. All new & refurbished Macs are covered for one year from the date of purchase, first 90 days you get free phone tech support, and an additional 2 years (from the date of purchase) of free phone tech support if you purchased AppleCare.

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