For me, something like Google Cloud Print is awesome. For my mom, it doesn't cut it. She bought the $250 Chromebook and is constantly complaining that she can't print her documents and wants to get a new laptop. She doesn't want to purchase a cloud-ready printer because she already owns a printer, and she doesn't have another computer to leave on and connected to her printer (which is the alternative).

Hmm ... seems like raspberry pi can make a lot of sense in that case. You put the printer behind it. Is it possible?

Great idea! Turns out it's possible: http://www.howtogeek.com/169566/how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-i...

This looks way better than I had in mind. Thanks!