Articles of Interest

MP3 Players: A Touchy Subject

MP3 Players: A Touchy Subject

Touchscreen MP3 players have seen a surge in popularity, particularly among children who have yet to reach the age for owning a phone equipped with an integrated media player. Almost all touch music players are powered by the Android software, the same system used by...

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Worth the Trouble

Worth the Trouble

I had a major revelation during a nightmare car rental experience. After many years with a smartphone, I finally made the switch and have been using a flip phone that has no email for many months. The switch was life-altering and difficult, but my life has changed for...

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WhatsApp with Channels?

WhatsApp with Channels?

Until now in order to be on a WhatsApp group you had to be invited or sent a link to the group. Your phone number was also visible to anyone in the group. WhatsApp has now introduced a new feature called "Channels" to allow users to search for a Channel on any topic...

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Beyond the Fence

Beyond the Fence

You've done it! After much persistence, you've finally taken the initiative to visit the TAG office one evening and had content control (commonly referred to as a filter) installed on your device(s). Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for successfully...

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Did You Know: Flips and Cats

Did You Know: Flips and Cats

Many have chosen to use a flip phone to avoid distractions and limit their access to the internet. However, the overwhelming majority of flip phones that are compatible with today’s phone service providers come with an internet browser that opens up websites. There’s...

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A Digital Safety Accounting

A Digital Safety Accounting

As the month of Elul draws to a close and Rosh Hashanah approaches, it's the perfect time for some introspection, a time to reflect on our lives and actions over the past year. The impending judgment of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and the opportunity for personal...

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Nekadesh: Last Year This Time

Nekadesh: Last Year This Time

Last year, this time, we made history. It is now one year since Nekadesh - and it has been a year of greatness, one quiet story at a time. A year in which the women of Klal Yisrael have inspired themselves and each other with their commitments and transcendence,...

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AI and ChatGPT: A Giant Unknown for Mankind

AI and ChatGPT: A Giant Unknown for Mankind

TAG founder and director, Rabbi Nechemiah Gottlieb, decodes the dangers of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT On April 30, 1993, a computer program named the World Wide Web was introduced to the public. It was an unfamiliar system and difficult to navigate; some...

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WhatsApp: A Concerning Update is Coming

WhatsApp: A Concerning Update is Coming

One of the most challenging aspects of allowing our children – and ourselves — access to apps and technology platforms is that even though we may do research and investigate the capabilities of each app before allowing it, we never know what can change overnight in...

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Recent Articles

Worth the Trouble

I had a major revelation during a nightmare car rental experience. After many years with a...

WhatsApp with Channels?

Until now in order to be on a WhatsApp group you had to be invited or sent a link to the group....

Beyond the Fence

You've done it! After much persistence, you've finally taken the initiative to visit the TAG...

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