Microsoft has a beta version of their Microsoft Office Live system. They are giving away a free domain and 30 megs of web space.

I don’t need another website, but they are always good for the inbound links count. I registered and got ScienceFictional.com and I am using that as a place to put spoof links. There is nothing there yet.

You must be using IE to access the registration and web design pages. They require a credit card, but don’t charge you anything.

The web design is very straighforward, but a little tedious. You should be able to view the results in a few hours.

“Create an effective Web site and more:

* Your own domain name
* Easy-to-use design tools
* Five e-mail accounts
* Web site traffic reports”