The "live" wave has brought some pretty cool products to the web. I was more intrigued by Office live. I thought it was going to be a web based version of Office products but they came out with something totally different. Free domain sounded too good to be true and I jumped for it when I got an invitation to take it on a beta test drive.

Since Office live basics is something that will continue to be free, (and hence likely to be more popular) I decided to try it out. I dawned hat of a small charity NGO which sells handmade greeting cards and donates its proceeds for a social cause. Check it out at AnandwanGreetings.com

Initial setup was surprisingly quick and so was designing the web site. I got it all done in just a couple of hours. The page designer lacks some flexibility but I think the goal was to make it simple enough for a non-techie. My only major gripe was the choice of designs. Simple doesn't have to be unattractive. Hope they get some cool design templates up there before RTM. I'm looking forward to it. In the mean time check out my greetings site.