Blog Review: Adventures of A Barefoot Geek: Laid Back Life Hacking

I happened across this blog this morning, after deciding to add a few new ones to my Google Reader. I had starred an article a week ago or so that had been published on Untemplater. The article was entitled “40 Young Bloggers Who Will Get You Excited to Shatter the Template Lifestyle”. Adventures of a Barefoot Geek caught my attention first because of the catchy name. It sounds like a combination of a little hippie action topped off with some nerd factor. The first article that I read here was about a minimalist approach to a jailbroken iPhone. Now, let me say this. I have been considering jailbreaking for almost a year now, and had always been hesitant to do so. David Turnball’s article convinced me to finally give it a shot. I wasn’t really planning on writing a blog entry today, but the fact of the matter is I’m currently doing a full restore on my iPod touch, as this BlackRa1n jailbreak didn’t quite work out the way I hoped it would. Oh well, It was worth a shot. David’s article did provide some good advice on applications for various needs, and I may give Simplenote and Byline a try.

Upon further examination of this blog, it appears that David covers a wide variety of topics that I find interesting. I also enjoyed reading his definition of what it means to be a “Barefoot Geek”.

“A Barefoot Geek is someone who strives for freedom and isn’t afraid or incapable of using technology and practicality to achieve that end”.

It’s still too early to know whether this blog will stay in my rotation or not. It will really come down to if there continues to be consistently good material being presented. From what I see initially, I think that the blog has a lot of good ideas to offer. What still needs to be determined is if these ideas are being presented in a original context or are simply regurgitating work of the likes of Leo Babauta and Tim Ferris.

I also appreciate the fact that David is almost ten years younger than me. I believe it’s helpful to be in touch with the perspective of a younger generation, as there is much to learn from how they see the world. (Wow – that just made me stop and think for a second – I’m not in that category anymore). This is one of the main reasons I was compelled to examine this blog further. I am 28 going on thirty and most of the blogs I consistently read are written by authors at least my age. Just knowing that there is a new generation coming up that is in tune with a lot of my personal beliefs makes me feel highly enthusiastic abot what the future holds.

P.S. – My iPod is still restoring. The End.