Froyo 2.2 nuances

My last post bragged on the goodness that is Froyo 2.2. Now that I've had some time with it I'm running into some functional nuances that are quite frustrating.
Task Killer no longer kills open apps. I've read the program no longer has privs to kill running processes and Froyo can manage its own memory. Wrong! At times, the system is lagging just as bad as 2.0 did before I automated Task killing... (As I type this, home screen icons took almost 10 seconds to render on the screen when hitting the Home button from Messaging... ugh!)

Volume will not go all the way to silent with outside volume rocker switch. Why, why, why, why!?!? Hoping for firmware update to put that one extra level of Silent back on the rocker switch *fingers crossed* but looks like this can be overcome with software by installing Silent Toggle Widget.

Here's my list of bummers for Froyo 2.2 on Moto Droid:

• First screen touch lag on home screen is ignored, second responds. 
• Google Listen and Audible randomly pauses...frequently (yes, they are in the ATK ignore list)
• The volume rocker will NOT put phone to silent...seriously???
• Overall system is slower to respond
• Home screen icons frequently take 7-10 seconds to render
• Reboot required much more often , like very 2-3 days!

Here's my list of fixes/workarounds for a few of these issues:

• Used Silent Toggle widget until I found Quick Settings! Download, install, adore it. I use flash light and volume mostly which took 2 icons off the home screen. Since the program has status bar shortcut, it's fast and easy to open.
• DL updated Advanced Task Killer that runs great on Froyo

As for the rest, I'm still looking for fixes or maybe it's time to root...