diff --git a/Makefile.example b/Makefile.example
index 0012b02..ef7a92e 100644
--- a/Makefile.example
+++ b/Makefile.example
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ newlib:
                 READELF_FOR_TARGET=$(READELF_FOR_TARGET) -C newlib
 
 tools:
-	$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) BIT=$(BIT) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" -C tools
+	$Q$(MAKE) ARCH=$(ARCH) BIT=$(BIT) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS_FOR_TOOLS)" -C tools
 
 $(NAME).elf:
 	$Q$(LD_FOR_TARGET) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(NAME).elf $^
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7663934..9820740 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Overview of all branches
 
 7. stage7 - A simple file system
 
-   Add a virtual filesystem and a prototype of a initial ramdiks
+   Add a virtual filesystem and a prototype of an initial ramdisk
 
 8. stage8 - HelloWorld in user space
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index f7457a0..7fc0789 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -4,25 +4,35 @@ CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -m32
 LDFLGAS =  
 EXECFILES = $(shell find ../newlib/examples -perm -u+r+x -type f)
 
+# Prettify output
+V = 0
+ifeq ($V,0)
+	Q = @
+	P = > /dev/null
+endif
+
 # other implicit rules
 %.o : %.c
-	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< 
+	@echo [CC] $@
+	$Q$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< 
 
 default: all
 	
 all: make_initrd initrd.img
 
 initrd.img: $(EXECFILES) make_initrd
-	./make_initrd /bin $(foreach FILE, $(EXECFILES), $(FILE) $(shell basename $(FILE)))
+	@echo [MAKE_INITRD] initrd.img
+	$Q./make_initrd /bin $(foreach FILE, $(EXECFILES), $(FILE) $(shell basename $(FILE)))
 
 make_initrd: make_initrd.o
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS) 
+	$Q$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS) 
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -rf *.o *~ make_initrd initrd.img
+	@echo Cleaning tools
+	$Q$(RM) -rf *.o *~ make_initrd initrd.img
 
 depend:
-	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) *.c > Makefile.dep
+	$Q$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) *.c > Makefile.dep
 
 -include Makefile.dep
 # DO NOT DELETE