MSP 430

A couple of months ago I had 2 Texas Instruments Launchpads delivered. Looking for the right way to put the MSP 430 microcontrollers on breadboards once it was tested and programmed in the Launchpad I found this:
MSP 430 Low Power Experiment
In that article you'll find information on running an MSP430 on capacitors for weeks and driving an LCD display without the usual HD44780.