Technology

"CHOPSTICKS." By Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral. Razorbill. $19.99. 12 and older.

The first indication that "Chopsticks" is significantly more than just a novel is its trailer, which encourages readers to watch, listen, feel, look, discover, view and imagine. All of those activities are not only encouraged but enabled in this ambitious and hefty tome that works as a sort of interactive scrapbook. An exercise in multimedia storytelling, "Chopsticks" is a book, but it's also an iPhone and iPad app peppered with videos, songs and instant messages that bring the story to life in a way that isn't possible with words alone.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Evidence of an explosion of interest and technology is the best way to describe the RootsTech genealogy conference, which runs through today at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.

CLEARFIELD -- There is more to life in the automotive technician industry than meets the eye.

Almost everyone diligently strives to protect their tangible property -- be that a home, a cherished automobile, a wedding ring or an almost limitless number of other objects. Whether the value of such property is sentimental, financial or both, the property is important to us.

A desire to maintain ownership of even intangible works we create seems inherent when we are in school. We desire credit for what we have accomplished academically, usually receiving that recognition in the form of praise or good grades. In a professional sense, inventors, novelists, playwrights, composers, musicians, actors and computer programmers, to name just a few, want to safeguard the ownership of their tangible and intangible property and to receive the rewards produced by the commercial use of such property.

The Navy's new drone being tested near Chesapeake Bay stretches the boundaries of technology: It's designed to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, one of aviation's most difficult maneuvers.

What's even more remarkable is that it will do that not just without a pilot in the cockpit, but without a pilot at all.

OK, write this down: Twinkies are not going away. Neither is Kodak film.

Email scams continue to plague us as the new year begins. Even those of us who consider ourselves Internet-savvy are vulnerable -- myself included.

After receiving an email from what appeared to be California's Kings County property tax office saying it had received my $3,000 payment, I almost clicked the enclosed link, which doubtlessly would have led to malware or some scheme aimed at getting financial information.