Ask Paul: December 8 (Premium)

Thanks to everyone for the questions this week. The answers are a bit shorter than will usually be the case because of my travel schedule, sorry.

Also, I had to skip over some questions from non-Premium readers. And it was disheartening to see spam comments appear in the Ask Paul thread. I must have not marked it as Premium, my bad.
Tiny asks:
Do you keep a daily schedule for when you write, when you research, when you post on the website, etc.? If you feel that it is too personal, feel free to ignore. I've often wondered how you find time to do so many (mostly quality) articles.
Oddly, I only fairly recently---in the past year sometime---started keeping a more fixed schedule, and I now block off 8 am to 11:00 each day (and 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on weekends) for what I call "deep work," which doesn't mean "deep" so much as "uninterrupted writing."

But the reality of this kind of thing is that it could and does happen anytime, and I long ago became comfortable with the notion that sometimes it comes and sometimes it doesn't. I write seven days a week, almost without exception. At least something.

Maybe a more detailed "how I write" post is in order. But I'm lucky in that I can churn out words. No promises on quality. But the volume always comes.
Lewk asks:
Google announced Android Go, a cut down version of android for low-end handsets aimed at Emerging Markets. Why is this just low-end and Emerging Markets? Why not make this available on higher-end devices in an established markets? I too would like a data-saving version of android that cuts all the cruft out of the OS like unnecessary animations.
Yeah, I will never understand this kind of thing. It reminds me of the health warnings you see on food, where it's fine for most people, but not fine for pregnant women. You can see where a lot of other people might want to avoid that food too.
Any other Always Connected PCs?
harmjr asks:
Any sub 10 inch tablets/machines showed off at your ARM event?
No, and I was surprised by the lack of hardware support at the announcement. Maybe it was just the timing, with CES right around the corner. But it does make you wonder.
Chromebook Qs
Sprtfan asks:
Probably a long shot, but have you tried Minecraft on your Pixelbook? If so, does it run well? How does it compare to the Windows 10 edition?
I have not, sorry.
Also, I read your articles on Chrome OS and Windows 10 S. I was able to make some comparisons between the two from the articles but I'd also be interested in more of a direct comparison between them. A Pros/Cons for each and a direct comparison of what one can do vs the other and what they both do or don't do well. The upcoming release of some Windows on Arm devices has renewed my interest of Windows 10 S but Android apps coming to Chrome OS has also.
This is an excellent idea. I accept. :)
Can you even buy a Windows 10 S PC?
AnOldAmigaUser asks:
Besides the Surface laptop, is it actually possible to buy a Windows 10S machi...

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