Doing the GUI is easy. It's just to drop some controls on the screen and give them shape. The "hard" part is to make them do what they are supposed to do...
No release date yet. I'm still learning VB.net. A month, maybe two for the first beta to be released. It all depends on how fast I can learn the new language, and how much free time I can get.
(If you find any mistake in my English, please let me know via a PM)
(Really, I speak terrible English, so please, tell me if I make mistakes. I'd like to improve it a bit )