Linux Mint 12 - add printer

Run "system-config-printer" at terminal to add printer.

Linux Mint 12 - connect to Samba share

Gigolo is a simple frontend to easily connect to remote filesystems. Gigolo can use the following protocols provided by GVfs:

Unix Device (file)
Photos (gphoto2)
Obex (obex)
HTTP (http)
Archive (archive)
Network (network)
WebDAV (secure) (davs)
WebDAV (dav)
Windows Share (smb)
FTP (ftp)
SSH (sftp)