As for the auto client update, I perfer not to have it automatically update. I like to stay with what works, at least until I have a reason to upgrade.
also, since you seem to be good at evaluating our client, perhaps you would care to try some of our beta releases, your feedback could be useful.
I would recommend posting bugs/questions regarding beta versions in the beta forum (I’m sure the developers will correct me if there is a more approate place to report)