Tasks in .NET 4.0

gistfile1.cs

_internalTickerTask = new Task(InternalTicker, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
_internalTickerTask.Start();

private void InternalTicker()
{
    while (IsAutomaticallyUpdating)
    {
        if (!(_internalClock.ElapsedMilliseconds >= _ticksIntervalMilliseconds))
            continue;

        Update(_internalClock.ElapsedMilliseconds);
        _internalClock.Reset();
        Thread.Sleep(1);
    }
}