diff --git a/src/kernel/kernel.c b/src/kernel/kernel.c
index c83e0b0..cfdf333 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@
 extern uint32_t _kernel_end;
 
 void kernelMain() {
-    drawLogo();
     initMemoryAllocation(0x100000); // initializing stacks after the kernel seems not to work :( otherwise, _kernel_end should be passed here
     initOSTasks();
+    drawLogo();
     printf("Switching to otherTask... \n");
     yields();
     printf("Returned to mainTask!\n\n");
-    // for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-    //     printf("%x\n", i);
-    // }
-    char* data = "Hello World from the new system!\n";
-    Message message;
-    message.data = data;
-    message.size = strlen(data);
-    message.next = 0x00;
-    sendMessage(getPrinterTask(), &message);
-    schedule(getPrinterTask());
     yield();
 }
\ No newline at end of file

diff --git a/src/kernel/kernel.c b/src/kernel/kernel.c
index c83e0b0..cfdf333 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@
 extern uint32_t _kernel_end;
 
 void kernelMain() {
-    drawLogo();
     initMemoryAllocation(0x100000); // initializing stacks after the kernel seems not to work :( otherwise, _kernel_end should be passed here
     initOSTasks();
+    drawLogo();
     printf("Switching to otherTask... \n");
     yields();
     printf("Returned to mainTask!\n\n");
-    // for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-    //     printf("%x\n", i);
-    // }
-    char* data = "Hello World from the new system!\n";
-    Message message;
-    message.data = data;
-    message.size = strlen(data);
-    message.next = 0x00;
-    sendMessage(getPrinterTask(), &message);
-    schedule(getPrinterTask());
     yield();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h b/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f8ddbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGE_H
+#define MESSAGE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct Message {
+    void* data;
+    uint32_t size;
+    struct Message* next;
+} Message;
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file

diff --git a/src/kernel/kernel.c b/src/kernel/kernel.c
index c83e0b0..cfdf333 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@
 extern uint32_t _kernel_end;
 
 void kernelMain() {
-    drawLogo();
     initMemoryAllocation(0x100000); // initializing stacks after the kernel seems not to work :( otherwise, _kernel_end should be passed here
     initOSTasks();
+    drawLogo();
     printf("Switching to otherTask... \n");
     yields();
     printf("Returned to mainTask!\n\n");
-    // for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-    //     printf("%x\n", i);
-    // }
-    char* data = "Hello World from the new system!\n";
-    Message message;
-    message.data = data;
-    message.size = strlen(data);
-    message.next = 0x00;
-    sendMessage(getPrinterTask(), &message);
-    schedule(getPrinterTask());
     yield();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h b/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f8ddbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGE_H
+#define MESSAGE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct Message {
+    void* data;
+    uint32_t size;
+    struct Message* next;
+} Message;
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c b/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c
index f053d31..439a26d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         if (message == 0x00) {
             continue;
         }
-        printf("PRINT\n");
         putChars(message->data, message->size);
         free(message->data);
         free(message);
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@
     setRunningTask(&mainTask);
     createTask(&printerTask, (uint32_t) printLoop, 0x0, 0x0);
     schedule(&printerTask);
+    // more tasks . . .
+    yields();
 }
 
 inline Task* getPrinterTask() {

diff --git a/src/kernel/kernel.c b/src/kernel/kernel.c
index c83e0b0..cfdf333 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -9,21 +9,11 @@
 extern uint32_t _kernel_end;
 
 void kernelMain() {
-    drawLogo();
     initMemoryAllocation(0x100000); // initializing stacks after the kernel seems not to work :( otherwise, _kernel_end should be passed here
     initOSTasks();
+    drawLogo();
     printf("Switching to otherTask... \n");
     yields();
     printf("Returned to mainTask!\n\n");
-    // for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-    //     printf("%x\n", i);
-    // }
-    char* data = "Hello World from the new system!\n";
-    Message message;
-    message.data = data;
-    message.size = strlen(data);
-    message.next = 0x00;
-    sendMessage(getPrinterTask(), &message);
-    schedule(getPrinterTask());
     yield();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h b/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f8ddbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/task/message.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGE_H
+#define MESSAGE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct Message {
+    void* data;
+    uint32_t size;
+    struct Message* next;
+} Message;
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c b/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c
index f053d31..439a26d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/task/osTasks.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         if (message == 0x00) {
             continue;
         }
-        printf("PRINT\n");
         putChars(message->data, message->size);
         free(message->data);
         free(message);
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@
     setRunningTask(&mainTask);
     createTask(&printerTask, (uint32_t) printLoop, 0x0, 0x0);
     schedule(&printerTask);
+    // more tasks . . .
+    yields();
 }
 
 inline Task* getPrinterTask() {
diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/textMode/stdio.c b/src/kernel/lib/textMode/stdio.c
index c6ebd37..5784835 100644
--- a/src/kernel/lib/textMode/stdio.c
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/textMode/stdio.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include <lib/textMode/stdio.h>
 #include <lib/ports.h>
 #include <lib/textMode/cursor.h>
+#include <lib/task/message.h>
+#include <lib/task/task.h>
+#include <lib/task/osTasks.h>
+#include <lib/memory/alloc.h>
 
 uint16_t* framebuffer = (uint16_t*) FRAMEBUFFER_LOCATION;
 char format = 0x0F;
@@ -77,45 +81,87 @@
 char HEX_PREFIX[] = "0x";
 char HEX_CHARS[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 
-void putHex(uint32_t x) {
+void putHex(char** write, uint32_t x) {
     uint8_t alreadyWriting = 0;
-    puts(HEX_PREFIX);
-    for (int8_t i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
-        uint8_t nibble = (x >> (i << 2)) & 0x0F;
-        if (! alreadyWriting && nibble != 0x00) {
+    for (uint8_t position = 3; position >= 0; position--) {
+        uint8_t byte = (x >> (position * 8)) & 0xFF;
+        if (byte != 0x00) {
             alreadyWriting = 0x01;
         }
-        if (! alreadyWriting) {
-            continue;
+        if (alreadyWriting) {
+            **write = HEX_CHARS[byte % 256];
+            *write++;
+            **write = HEX_CHARS[byte / 256];
+            *write++;
         }
-        putChar(HEX_CHARS[nibble]);
     }
 }
 
-void handleInsert(char insertType, uint32_t x) {
+uint32_t getInsertLength(char insertType, uint32_t x) {
+    switch (insertType)
+    {
+    case 's':
+        return strlen((char*) x);
+    case 'x':
+        for (uint8_t position = 3; position >= 0; position--) {
+            uint8_t byte = (x >> (position * 8)) & 0xFF;
+            if (byte != 0x00) {
+                return 2*position;
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void handleInsert(char** write, char insertType, uint32_t x) {
     if (insertType == 's') {
-        puts((char*) x);
+        char* string = (char*) x;
+        uint32_t length = strlen(string);
+        for (uint32_t position = 0; position < length; position++) {
+            **write = string[position];
+            *write++;
+        }
+        return;
     }
     if (insertType == 'x') {
-        putHex(x);
+        putHex(write, x);
     }
 }
 
 void printf(const char* format, ...) {
+    uint32_t size = 0;
     va_list valist;
     va_start(valist, format);
     for (int i = 0; format[i] != 0; i++) {
-        if (format[i] == '\n') {
-            newLine();
-            continue;
-        }
         if (format[i] == '%') {
-            handleInsert(format[++i], va_arg(valist, int));
+            size += getInsertLength(format[++i], va_arg(valist, uint32_t));
             continue;
         }
-        putChar(format[i]);
+        size++;
+    }
+    va_start(valist, format);
+
+    char* data = malloc(size);
+    char* write = data;    
+    for (int i = 0; format[i] != 0; i++) {
+        if (format[i] == '%') {
+            handleInsert(&write, format[++i], va_arg(valist, uint32_t));
+            continue;
+        }
+        *write = format[i];
+        write++;
     }
     va_end(valist);
+    
+    Message message = {
+        message.data = data,
+        message.size = size,
+        message.next = 0x00
+    };
+    sendMessage(getPrinterTask(), &message);
+    schedule(getPrinterTask());
+    yields();
 }
 
 void clearScreen() {
@@ -133,6 +179,10 @@
 
 void putChars(char* string, uint32_t length) {
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        if (string[i] == '\n') {
+            newLine();
+            continue;
+        }
         putChar(string[i]);
     }
 }