Well done, simple and a lot of fun

@tronixstuff

looks like a decent book as for as I can tell from the preview. What would be important for me to know before I recommend it to others would be the availability and the cost of the materials you use. You might want to add a section on that to your previews.

just my 2c

You don't have to spend a lot - just make what you find interesting etc. Here's a link to the list of parts used - http://db.tt/S5yytQ0g They're all common and easily purchased.

For beginners consider "Arduino Workshop" - it introduces the complete beginner to both the hardware and programming side of Arduino - as they both go hand-in-hand. You can find out more here: http://nostarch.com/arduino
Disclaimer: I wrote the book.

Came across some MC14489 LED display driver ICs and wrote a tutorial for them.
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/tutorial-arduino-and-mc14489-led-display-driver/

Sure, Energia supports LaunchPad MSP430 and LaunchPad ARM-based Stellaris.

yes, it works quite well. For example:
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/?s=energia

My new Arduino book is out this month - "Arduino Workshop".
If you're beginning with Arduino and not keen on using Internet tutorials, would like an off-line reference of sorts, or a gift for someone to get them started - check it out.
Aimed at the total novice, it takes them from blinking LEDs right through to Internet, wireless, RFID and more. Index, contents and sample chapter available here: http://nostarch.com/arduino
It's available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Workshop-Hands--Introduction-Projects/dp/1593274483
or directly from the publisher in hard copy and ebook formats: http://nostarch.com/arduino

Cheers
John

I've got same kind of display..

Solution is ???  Which library and testcode ??

This may be of interest:
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/tutorial-arduino-and-ili9325-colour-tft-lcd-modules/

Found some cheap TFT LCD modules on ebay, tutorial for those interested:
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/tutorial-arduino-and-ili9325-colour-tft-lcd-modules/

This may be of interest:
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/arduino-android-and-seeedstudio-bluetooth-bee/

That's a great idea. In some areas you can receive financial compensation from the energy distributor when outages exceed a certain length of time - easily tracked with your project.

You need to do it. I simplified the tutorial to use a "power shield" that helps you out.

Hi i am trying to work out code to display the output time from the Real Time Clock by Freetronics and Display it on a Dot Matrix Display from Freetronics but have no idea where to start on the code.

Can anyone help me out.

Regards Ben

Examples:
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/project-clock-one/
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/project-clock-four-scrolling-text-clock/

A while ago I wrote about how to use a Bluetooth Bee for simple serial communications - it may be useful to you.
 http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/arduino-android-and-seeedstudio-bluetooth-bee/

Wrote a short tutorial on how to use the really cheap KTM-S1201 LCD modules that are available for $1 each.
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/arduino-and-ktm-s1201-lcd-modules/

Well done
Here's another example with the MSGEQ7
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/tutorial-arduino-and-the-msgeq7-spectrum-analyzer/