So for those that didn't know, I have a iPod Touch 3rd Gen 8gb, MC model. And because of this, prior to a couple weeks back it has been unable to be jailbroken untethered. With the new release of the Spirit Jailbreak hack, the newer 3rd generation iPod Touch are now able to be jailbroken.
This process was rather surprisingly simple. It was just a matter of using Bing.com or Google.com to find the hack's website, download the program, plug-in the iPod, sync/backup the iPod first, and then execute the jailbreak program. It was as simple as that. It took about 5min or so to accomplish.
As of yet, I am still not quite sure why I jailbreak my iPod Touch. Since I do not plan on running pirated software on it. I guess it was primarily out of curiosity that I did such a thing and also to say that I have tried it before. Although, with the upcoming release of iPhone OS 4.0 and the possible cost of upgrading the OS, it seems to be a good time to jailbreak and use some of the third-party programs and hacks available to jailbreaks to achieve some of the functionality of OS 4 while still retaining OS 3.x.x. Aside from this, I haven't quite figure out why to jailbreak. In a sense, it was over all a pretty educational process but nothing particularly outstanding.
I wouldn't particularly recommend jailbreaking or not. It seems to be a very personal matter and decision. And mileage and usages and needs varies depending on the user. But I for one am actually happy with what Apple already gave me in the default firmware and OS. A portable media device is just that, to entertain me on the go. I don't have need for it to be a 'be all it can be' device in my life.