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No PC -- or Mom -- Required

Angela_LoSasso — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:54:00 GMT

It's late September, and I'm in Asheville, North Carolina for the Type-A Mom Conference. Although most attendees won't be arriving until tomorrow, HP came in early to set up the HP Recharge Cafe -- a quiet room down the hall from the expo where attendees can grab a seat and recharge their notebooks, their IPhones and Smartphones, and themselves (with a strong cup of coffee). We've also set up two HP Touchsmart All-in-One PCs, two HP Mini notebooks and the HP Photosmart Premium with Touchsmart Web AiO Printer for folks to test drive. (You can take an online test drive of the HP web printer right now.)

I had my back turned to the table when I heard the first giggle, but I turned just in time to see and hear the absolute glee on the faces of three kids who printed several coloring book and crafts from the Nickelodeon HP App that's featured on the new HP Touchsmart web printer.

It's a thrill for me to see a product deliver as promised. But you want to know the coolest part of watching these kids print amazing content? Seeing there's no PC -- or Mom -- required.

See how you can Touch. Print. Go.

Angela LoSasso manages HP's Creative Wiki and HP's Small Business Wiki. You'll also find her on Twitter.

A Recipe for Culinary Success: How to make a cookbook in 15 minutes or less

Angela_LoSasso — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:41:00 GMT

I love food. I love to cook. And I love to share recipes with family and friends alike.

Actually, that's a bit of an understatement: I make, print, and share cookbooks. And you can, too.

Follow these three steps to print and make your own cookbook in 15 minutes or less.

Step 1: Grab recipes from food blogs and websites. Use tried and true recipes from top food blogs and culinary websites who freely share. Some of my favorites are listed below. Just remember to respect their copyright and intellectual property rights.

Step 2: Hit print brilliantly. The best food blogs have gorgeous color photography and have preformatted printer-friendly pages (usually designated with a little printer icon). Be sure to click through to a printer-friendly page (like this one from Simply Recipes) before you hit print, or use HP's free Smart Web Printing software to grab only what you want from the web and build your own recipe page to print. (Tip: I print my cookbooks using HP Brochure and Flyer paper on an HP Photosmart All-in-One.)

Step 3: Bind and share. You can make this step as fancy or as simple as you want. Use a stapler or paper clip to hold pages together. Or use a hole puncher (one in the top left corner, or two holes at the top, or traditional three holes on the left side of the pages) and insert the pages into a binder. Even prettier - hole punch and tie together with a ribbon. Or insert pages into a Photobook.

Favorite food blogs and websites

Want to make a cookbook using your own recipes and photos?

Making a personalized cookbook takes a bit more time and effort, but the payoff is big -- especially if you want to give it as a gift to friends and family. Spice up your recipe pages with photos -- of the preapred dish, of the people who created and shared the recipe, of places, of things (like pots, pans, or an apron ).

See how I made a cookbook using family recipes and free HP templates in this step by step guide on the HP Wiki.

Send me a link to your favorite food blog, and please ping me if you share your finished cookbook on the HP Wiki.

Angela LoSasso manages HP's Creative Wiki and HP's Small Business Wiki. When she's not cooking or writing, you'll find her on Twitter.

10 Things You Can Do with a Wireless HP Printer

Angela_LoSasso — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:03:00 GMT

When people hear that I work for HP, they often ask, "What can I do with a printer?"

The possibilities are endless, but I like to keep it simple. Here are 10 things you can do with a Wireless HP Printer:

Share life.
Be a character.
Play.
Spread joy.
Be kind.
Be Martha.
Dress yourself.
Brand yourself.
Publish yourself.
Print from any room in the house. (I personally prefer to print from the sofa in my bunny slippers, but it's really up to you.)

Tell me what makes your Top 10 list (comment link is below).

Angela LoSasso manages HP's Creative Wiki and HP's Small Business Wiki. Inbetween creative projects, you'll find her on Twitter.

Print from any computer, anywhere in the house

Angela_LoSasso — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:42:00 GMT

Go ahead: Let your imagination run wild.
Create art.
Snap photos.
Write a story.
Make and share a calendar, or a cookbook, a card, a magnet, or a 3D elephant for your 7-year-old's science project.
You can do it from your office, couch, bedroom or kitchen table.
Watch and see how.

Live and print wirelessly. Learn more .

This post was originally published on the HP Community Wiki Blog.