'Hacking', we think, is a term that has gained notoriety for lack of a better term. Hacking is not about breaking into systems, it's not about stealing credit card details, it's not about defaming the government, its not about inflated egos, its not about confronting large corporations.     

It's none of these: hacking is about finding inventive solutions using the properties and laws of a system in ways not intended by its designer. It's an art, acknowledged and cherished by few, but the effects of which are recognized by all.

Not all systems lend themselves to hacking, but fortunately there are people who do understand this and every day on the Web we see more and more systems opening up. Google, Amazon, EBay, and others acknowledge the inherent unharnessed potential in open systems, and have modeled their businesses to benefit from innovation, even when it comes from without. They have opened their doors, and made the Web a playground for hackers. And hackers have heeded the call: a file system on GMail, a stitched image from Google Maps, EBay listings on cell phones??? examples abound, but this is just the beginning and more is to come. RSSBus is our attempt to bring Web hacking closer to the masses.

Our first release, the FREE RSSBus Desktop Server, brings personal computing resources, the edges of the network, to the forefront of Web hacking. It puts simple, really simple APIs to the hands of everyone, making everyone a participant in the two-way loop that is the Web.

Try the bits: http://www.rssbus.com/prebeta.aspx and tell us what you think.

Ingenuity in computing is not a prerogative of programmers, it's simply guarded by layers of complexity, given the means amazing things can come from most unexpected places.

This is just the beginning, and a lot more is to come. Stay tuned!