Why is my Macbook pro getting out of RAM memory?

I am getting a message that tells me i am out of memory and it gives me an option to quit apps i have opened, most of times it's just Safari and i have no idea why is this happening suddenly, i have Mavericks 10.9.4 everything updated, and a 15 inches Macbook pro 2.3 GHz Quad-core 4 Gb-Ram.
Sometimes it gets out of memory just surfing on Safari, checking mails, or chatting on Skype, what could be wrong?
I had upgraded to the public beta of Yosemite but i couldn't stand it and formatted my computer again and downgraded to Mavericks, but i don't know why i feel it slower now compared with the last time i used it with the same Mavericks version. i hope this doesn't delete my question since i am not revealing anything about the beta.
Please any Help!
Results from EtreCheck:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated August 29, 2014 at 10:13:42 PM GMT-5
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 10:38:3
Disk Information: ?
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Talal (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 428.21 GB (284.8 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
disk0s4 (disk0s4) <not mounted>: 70.38 GB
Recovery HD (disk0s5) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Anywhere
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[running] com.edb.launchd.postgresql-9.3.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.magican.castle.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
[loaded] org.wireshark.ChmodBPF.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.LogRotator.plist Support
[failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UpdaterAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.macupdate.desktop5.scanner.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Flux
Internet Plug-ins: ?
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 20 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
AdBlock-2
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
User Internet Plug-ins ?
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: 0.3.6 - SDK 10.7 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      13% WindowServer
      8% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
      7% Safari
      4% coreaudiod
      1% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
106 MB Safari
106 MB Skype
96 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
61 MB WindowServer
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Virtual Memory Information: ?
48 MB Free RAM
1.04 GB Active RAM
1.05 GB Inactive RAM
721 MB Wired RAM
1.77 GB Page-ins
232 MB Page-outs

Get rid of "Memory Clean." It's worse than useless.
There is excessive swapping of data between physical memory (that is, the memory chips on the logic board) and virtual memory (one or more files on the startup volume.) That activity is relatively slow and causes the whole system to be less responsive. It can happen for two reasons:
          A long-running process with a memory leak (a kind of bug)
          Not enough memory for your usage pattern
Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
These instructions are for OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks.") The procedure may be slightly different for earlier versions of OS X.
When you notice the swap activity, open the Activity Monitor application and select All Processes from the View menu, if it's not already selected. Select the Memory tab. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
          View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
from the menu bar.
If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
The processes named "Safari Web Content" render web pages for Safari. They use a lot of memory and may leak if certain Safari extensions or third-party web plugins are installed. Consider them prime suspects.
Another process often implicated in memory leaks is "inkjet4" or "inkjet8," which is a component of the HP printing software. If it's present, force-quit the process in Activity Monitor to solve the problem temporarily. Empty the print queues in the Printers & Scanners preference pane (which has a slightly different name in each recent version of OS X.) If you don't use an HP printer, remove the software. Otherwise, if the problem is recurrent, update the software (which may not help) or contact HP support.
"Wired" memory should be a small part of the total. That memory is not swapped, but it makes less physical memory available which may then result in swapping. If you have a lot of wired memory, that's usually an indication of a memory leak in a third-party program that modifies the operating system at a low level. Ask for guidance in that case.
If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
The next suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command:
sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
where process is the name of a process you suspect of leaking memory. Almost every process will leak some memory; the question is how much, and especially how much the leak increases with time. I can’t be more specific. See the leaks(1) man page and the Apple developer documentation for details.

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