You can't print money (well, not legally anyway) but you can definitely save money by printing your own checks. What You Need to Print Your Own Checks by Banking / Loans Guide Justin Pritchard walks you through the process. You'll still need to spend a bit, since it requires some special paper as well as recommended magnetic ink (only available for certain printers), but over the long run you'll reap the rewards. Plus you'll get some cool, custom checks. And how much is that worth?

Stocking stuffers don't need to be expensive, and you don't have to brave the crowds at the nearest box store to find fun gifts to put into holiday cards. Not if you have your own printer, anyway. How about printing up a coupon that's redeemable for a big hug? You can also print out holiday invitations, gift boxes, napkin rings...everything you used to shop for at the holidays. Check out Christmas Party Printables from About.com Guide Sherri Osborn for more great ideas.

The Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Inkjet Printer is a wonderful new printer designed not only to make you more efficient but to let you have lots of printing fun. The printer features a very large LCD touchscreen that makes photo editing easy; it's wirelessly networkable, so it doesn't have to sit on your desk; and it can do other fun stuff like print on CDs and make customized graph paper. You'll have to wait some time for it to get warmed up, and the ink tanks seemed to empty fairly quickly, but otherwise this is a great holiday buy.

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Ever wondered what the inside of a PDA looks like? Or considered how the limited amount of memory in a PDA affects its ability to print? These and many other mobile-printing issues are considered in a very cool article in Howstuffworks, How Mobile Printing Works. You'll not only see the guts of a PDA but will also find links to software and services that make mobile printing possible.