<![CDATA[Michael Tigas' Newsletter]]>https://news.tigas.iohttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!32Bq!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc73723da-fc26-4407-bc6c-d1a9d064eb17_500x500.pngMichael Tigas' Newsletterhttps://news.tigas.ioSubstackMon, 18 May 2026 04:40:20 GMT<![CDATA[From Smarter Mac to Dumber Phone - July 2024]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/smarter-mac-to-a-dumber-phone-julyhttps://news.tigas.io/p/smarter-mac-to-a-dumber-phone-julyTue, 20 Aug 2024 03:24:28 GMTHey hey! Hope you’ve been having a great day. 🙂

It’s Michael here with the roundup of a big July!

Sorry that I’m running a couple weeks late, I hadn’t been able to properly take some time to reflect.

Pour yourself a cuppa and let’s get stuck in. ☕️

Shipping a second product in < 90 days

I didn’t think I’d ship another product so soon after focusedOS, but he…

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]]><![CDATA[Showing Up Daily - June 2024]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/showing-up-daily-june-2024https://news.tigas.io/p/showing-up-daily-june-2024Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:16:50 GMTHey hey! It’s Michael here, hope you’ve been having a great day. 😊

I’ve some awesome updates to share about my indie journey since last time.

WWDC 2024

June is always my favourite month.

WWDC rolls around, we get to play with the fancy new iOS features, and I can plan how my next few months will look like - leading up to iOS 18 this year.

Thankfully this ye…

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]]><![CDATA[June 2024 update + focusedOS post launch]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/june-2024-update-focusedos-post-launchhttps://news.tigas.io/p/june-2024-update-focusedos-post-launchWed, 12 Jun 2024 03:15:06 GMTHi everyone! It’s Michael here again - a couple weeks late into June… 👋

What a crazy fun month it has been already after launching my latest product focusedOS a few weeks ago!

What happened to focusOS?

I chose to rename from focusOS to focusedOS to avoid stepping on toes.

There were other similar names I explored like flowOS and zenOS but they were either…

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]]><![CDATA[focusedOS - Launched]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/focusos-launchedhttps://news.tigas.io/p/focusos-launchedTue, 14 May 2024 15:19:20 GMTHey everyone, Michael here again! 👋

It has already been a big week for me… and it’s only Monday night!

Today I launched focusOS! 🚀🚀

Check it out here: focusOS.app

If you’ve just begun following along (hello!), I’ve been building focusOS for the last couple of months to try and improve my productivity + reduce distractions with some ideas that I had in mi…

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]]><![CDATA[My next journey - focusOS]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/my-next-journey-focusoshttps://news.tigas.io/p/my-next-journey-focusosFri, 19 Apr 2024 06:49:33 GMTEarlier this week I shared news on Twitter / X about a new app that I have been hacking away on since late March - focusOS.

I’ve had a few people ask about a waitlist so they can keep in the loop and figured it’d be a great idea to continue writing here. 🙂

What is focusOS?

focusOS transforms your Mac for deep focus and removes distractions, in 1-click.

If …

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]]><![CDATA[Focused Work 5]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/focused-work-5https://news.tigas.io/p/focused-work-5Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:42:33 GMTHi everyone, it’s Michael here again! 👋

In case you’re new here, I’m an indie developer from Melbourne, Australia that creates productivity apps on the App Store. 🇦🇺

It’s been a hot minute since I last shared an update on my journey, and I’m super excited for 2024!

Today I’m announcing Focused Work 5 - a complete revamp of the focus timer app that kicke…

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]]><![CDATA[Two-and-a-half years in]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/two-and-a-half-years-inhttps://news.tigas.io/p/two-and-a-half-years-inWed, 18 Jan 2023 13:01:01 GMTIf I had to summarise my indie journey so far in three words, I’d pick fun, insightful, and fulfilling.

I’ve learnt quite a bit about myself, what really interests me, and my desire to solve my own problems.

As an app developer of nearly 10 years (where has the time gone 🤯), mostly spending it working alongside startups and small businesses, creating app…

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]]><![CDATA[A return to Launching an Indie App]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/a-return-to-launching-an-indie-apphttps://news.tigas.io/p/a-return-to-launching-an-indie-appSat, 03 Dec 2022 14:18:06 GMT

This year was my best yet.

I found a way to raise the bar with my work in a year full of uncertainty and was able to create my very own mobile product that solves a problem and earn passive income from it.

I thoroughly enjoyed the highs and lows of launching an indie app and being transparent about my daily experiences across the last 288 days.

I'm very th…

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]]><![CDATA[Welcome to my newsletter!]]>https://news.tigas.io/p/welcome-to-my-newsletterhttps://news.tigas.io/p/welcome-to-my-newsletterSat, 03 Dec 2022 13:54:42 GMTHi there, welcome to my newsletter! 👋

I wanted to create a space where I can share my journey as an Indie Developer, and make it easy for others to follow along - especially as I discover things that help me grow my apps and myself as a creator.

Subscribe to receive monthly-ish updates on these things!

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