So you can more easily participate in our online and real-world events, we’ve created the public TidBITS Events calendar in iCloud. Subscribe and you’ll never miss one of our presentations.

We’re sure you can basically get around on the Web with Safari, but if you want to learn all that Apple’s powerful Web browser can do, check out Sharon Zardetto’s 143-page “Take Control of Safari 6” ebook.

With nine of our ebooks focusing on or recently updated for Mountain Lion, we’re having a 50-percent-off sale so you can make sure you have all the latest expert advice from people like Joe Kissell, Glenn Fleishman, Michael Cohen, Sharon Zardetto, and Kirk McElhearn.

We’re taking a brief break from building an email issue of TidBITS next week in honor of the Labor Day holiday in the United States, so look for the next issue in your mailbox on 10 September 2012.

If you found the recent hack of technology writer Mat Honan as unsettling as we did, tune in to TidBITS Presents “Protecting Your Digital Life,” recorded live on 22 August 2012. Security experts Rich Mogull and Joe Kissell share their recommendations for the best things you can do to ensure that your digital life can’t be laid bare for virtual vultures to peck through.

Curious about App.net? Tune into as Glenn Fleishman explains it in this TidBITS staff meeting, held live on Google Hangouts On Air.

Join us on Wednesday, 22 August 2012, at 12:00 PM Eastern for TidBITS Presents “Protecting Your Digital Life,” a look at what you can do to reduce the chances that someone can take over your online identity, and, if one of your accounts is hacked, to ensure that other accounts and data remain safe.

Looking for details on the best ways to upgrade to Mountain Lion and take advantage of its new features? If you enjoy video presentations, tune in to our second TidBITS Presents event to watch Joe Kissell and Matt Neuburg share tips from their Mountain Lion books.

The crew that creates the Take Control ebook series has not been sitting idly by while Apple brushed the last tangles out of Mountain Lion’s fur; instead, we’ve been busy grooming three essential guides for taming Apple’s newly released feline.

We’re getting ready for our next big live event, which will cover upgrading to and using Mountain Lion, with TidBITS editors Joe Kissell and Matt Neuburg presenting. Let us know which days of the week work best for you!

It’s nearly time for another upgrade to Mac OS X, and to help you prepare for a trouble-free experience, we’re pleased to bring you Joe Kissell’s “Take Control of Upgrading to Mountain Lion,” the latest version of a book he has written for every big cat since Panther. It’s available now with a $5-off introductory price, and will receive a free update with all the details once Apple lifts our non-disclosure agreement. You can also pre-order Matt Neuburg’s “Take Control of Using Mountain Lion,” again with a $5-off introductory price.

If you’re still in need of migrating data and services from MobileMe, tune in to TidBITS Presents: Adieu MobileMe, recorded live on 16 June 2012.

As a public service for those still confused and concerned by the upcoming MobileMe shutoff, we’re hosting a live online presentation by our own Joe Kissell about how to deal with the loss of MobileMe services, whether that involves switching to iCloud or using services from other companies. Join us live at 12 PM Eastern (9 AM Pacific) on Saturday, June 16th, or tune in later if you can’t watch live.

Joe Kissell’s ultimate guide to Apple Mail has now been updated for changes in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and everyone who buys a copy now will automatically receive a free copy of “Take Control of Apple Mail in Mountain Lion” once Apple releases Mountain Lion in July.