Briefcase
Dec. 1 session expressly for seniors interested in social media
The Washington state AARP and Microsoft Corp. are hosting a Get Connected session for seniors interested in learning about social media Dec. 1 at the Spokane Convention Center.
The free event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Though free, registration is required, with space limited.
Among presenters is Marsha Collier, author of several books including “Facebook and Twitter for Seniors for Dummies.”
Other presentations will focus on Web safety, online privacy, using Internet tools to stay in touch with people and simpler use of one’s computer. For additional information, go to http://aarp.us/vWRqQQ or call toll-free 1-877-926-8300.
Company behind wind project purchases wind turbines
First Wind, the company developing the Palouse Wind Project in Whitman County, announced Tuesday that it agreed to purchase 77 turbines from wind power-supplier Vestas. Fifty-eight of the V100-1.8 megawatt turbines will go toward the Palouse project, located on Naff Ridge near Oakesdale, Wash., and U.S. 195, according to a press release from First Wind. The remainder will be added to a wind project in Maine.
Delivery of the turbines is scheduled for the middle of 2012.
Construction of the Palouse Wind Project began in October. First Wind Director Benjamin Fairbanks said the wind farm is expected to be fully operational by October and generating energy by early 2013.
The Palouse Wind Project is expected to deliver an average of 40 megawatts – up to 100 megawatts during peak generation – of energy to homes and businesses in Whitman County.
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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• Citigroup Inc. is considering 3,000 or more job cuts as part of its ongoing efforts to trim expenses. The cuts would amount to about 1 percent of the New York bank’s workforce.
• A California jury says chip-makers Micron Technology Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. didn’t conspire to fix prices of memory chips in order to make products designed by Rambus Inc. more expensive. Rambus had been seeking about $4 billion in damages. If the jury had found in favor of the company, the award would have tripled under California law. Rambus’ stock sank 61 percent Wednesday after losing its 7-year-old antitrust case in California Superior Court in San Francisco. Micron’s stock rose 23 percent.
• AOL is giving its AIM instant-messaging software an update. New features include the ability to view Web-based photos and videos within a chat window. AIM’s iconic “Buddy List” has given way to a list of friends ordered by how recently you’ve chatted with them. AOL is hoping to staunch an ongoing exodus of users who have turned to texting and other online messaging services such as Facebook’s and Google’s. AOL is making a preview version available at http://preview.aim.com.