It seems that there are any number of ways to do multi-threading in Windows Forms. Here are some of the interesting techniques:

• Give Your .NET-based Application a Fast and Responsive UI with Multiple Threads, Ian Griffiths
• A number of Ted Pattison’s Basic Instincts column pieces cover threading
• Safe, Simple Multithreading in Windows Forms 1.x (part 1, part 2 and part 3), Chris Sells
• Safe, Even Simpler Multithreading in Windows Forms 2.0, Mike Weinhardt
• Asynchronous Windows Forms Programming, Juval Lwy (provides a BackgroundWorker component for Windows Forms 1.x)
• Making windows forms thread safe, Rüdiger Klaehn (generates a proxy class to do synchronization)
• The Daemon Inside and When to go async?, Matthew Adams

Cristian Civera, a Microsoft .NET MVP, has posted a preview of a tool to convert Windows Enhanced Metafiles, an existing vector graphics file format, to XAML, Avalon’s new format for describing vector graphics (among other things). Thanks, Cristian!

Robert Scoble has some stuff to say about Avalon, Indigo, Longhorn and packaging. Enjoy.

The Las Vegas edition of VSLive (May 8-11, 2005) will include smart client coverage: “SmartClient Live! - Pragmatic and practical advice on smart client development with VB, C#, and .NET Framework.” There’s no real description of what that really means, but it’s got potential. : )

[via 3Leaf]

Mujtaba Syed has some pretty extensive notes from his VSLive Day of Indigo:

• Introducing Indigo: Eric Rudder and Ari Bixhorn
• Programming Indigo: Don Box and Steve Swartz
• WinFX CTP in March ’05
• Indigo upgrade and interop: Steve Swartz and Anand Rajagopalan
• Building Secure Services with Indigo: Doug Purdy
• Building service-oriented applications today: Richard Turner

Thanks, Mujtaba!