Phillip Torrone has pics and some links.

Macromedia showed off how to create rich Flash apps on the PocketPC. Click here to watch the video (WindowsMedia 13MB).

Frank McPherson had a log going during the sessions.

Jason Dunn covered the keynote by Derek Brown.

The Philadelphia Inquirer also covered the show.

She studies the unintended consequences of free trade policies with China. Protecting Garlic farmers might not sound like that big a deal, but we could easily give away lots of our industries. I remember what Japan did to our car industry. Wait 10 more years and you'll see China start to flood our markets with low-cost high-quality goods.

On the other hand, that's good for consumers. Our workers here will need to figure out how to compete, though. I'd love to see an economist Weblog talk about the pros and cons of opening trade up more. I didn't realize that we have a 400% tarrif on Chinese garlic, for instance. By opening up trade with Japan we got higher quality goods for less money at the cost of decimating our auto industry here. Of course, that lowered labor costs and may have made it possible to have Silicon Valley happen. I wish economists would do a better job of explaining how our policy choices made today will effect our kids in the future.

I remember in economics class in college that there is a good justification for opening up trade and reducing tarrifs. But, that's certainly scary to those industries who've gotten used to protection.

One of Brooke's readers also points out that China has bought into genetically-modified foods. And why wouldn't they? Until you've visited China you wouldn't realize the depth of their population problem. Anything that will help them grow more food is a good thing for them.