diff --git a/src/vga_buffer.rs b/src/vga_buffer.rs
index 64d246a..21ac5af 100644
--- a/src/vga_buffer.rs
+++ b/src/vga_buffer.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::fmt;
 use volatile::Volatile;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -61,6 +62,13 @@ pub struct Writer {
     buffer: &'static mut Buffer,
 }
 
+impl fmt::Write for Writer {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.write_string(s);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 impl Writer {
     pub fn write_byte(&mut self, byte: u8) {
         match byte {
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ impl Writer {
 
 // function to test things: to be removed
 pub fn print_something() {
+    use core::fmt::Write;
     let mut writer = Writer {
         column_position: 0,
         color_code: ColorCode::new(Color::Pink, Color::Black),
@@ -109,5 +118,5 @@ pub fn print_something() {
 
     writer.write_byte(b'H');
     writer.write_string("ello ");
-    writer.write_string("Wörld!");
+    write!(writer, "The numbers are {} and {}", 42, 1.0/3.0).unwrap();
 }