Passed on 10.5.5 (held out with Coolbook) should I upgrade to 10.5.6?

I have two questions:
1. For anyone that has held out like me, not installed the MBA update nor the 10.5.5, to stay with CoolBook: What are you doing about the 10.5.6 update?
2. For anyone that did the MBA update or the 10.5.5 update and had the problems of kernel_task issue, 800MHz down clocking, etc. noticed any improvement with 10.5.6?
Background:
My MBA is 1st Generation and I had the core shutdown problem from day 1. I tried with AppleCare, changing the mother board, etc. Still the same problem. This drove me crazy for a few months.
Finally, I found a semi-acceptable solution with CoolBook. I only say "semi" because I shouldn't have to do this to get my computer to work, but Coolbook actually does the trick quite nicely. Many here have written about this.
So when the MBA update came out, and then it was stuffed into the 10.5.5 update, I passed. These updates forced you to remove coolbook because Apple had supposedly addressed the problem. However, many reported that:
a. their machines were being underclocked to 800MHz at all times;
b. some experienced overheating issues again;
c. most prominently, a 150% CPU kernel_task had many MBAs crawling...
So I passed. I think it was a smart choice, given all the complaints I've heard.
Now the new 10.5.6 came out. I'm still on 10.5.4, so I guess if I upgrade I get the 10.5.5 changes too. But perhaps Apple has addressed the issues mentioned above. It doesn't seem like it from their release. But I would like to know if anyone had experienced any difference.

I look forward to your finding.
I thought the MBA update, the 10.5.5 and 10.5.6 updates would neutralize my CoolBook settings, since it would handle the throttling itself. They do specifically say to remove the driver and software during the update.
I thought that also meant that I could not come back to CoolBook, or at least not do so as effectively.
Is anyone also using CoolBook just as effectively before MBA/10.5.5/10.5.6 updates as after?
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