Google Apps no longer free

i can answer this because it was discussed on irc.

if you open an incognito window and go to appengine, you can sign up for for a new google account and then google apps, but you only get 1 account, not 10.

but you need a non google email address that isn't already associated with a google account, and a phone number.

dwfreed posted a url with more details, i can't find it atm.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/g … 1SmipM2Y0J">https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/google-appengine/pVZfdeky-ow/TO1SmipM2Y0J

Here you go :)

(Source thread for easier findings later: http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9634 )

I created a free account with Microsoft and they give you up to 500 email accounts per domain.

https://domains.live.com

I had to change the MX & TXT part of the DNS records for the domain.

I would have tried harder to use Google Apps as per dwfreed's suggestions but I had already registered the domain with the Google Apps (for pay) and even after I canceled the Google Apps account they had the domain locked for other uses for 2 weeks. Turns out you must have a minimum of 2 users at $5/month each to use Google Apps for business. I needed an email address on that domain immediately and the Microsoft connection is doing it.