No, not exactly, I also got mine a couple of weeks ago, and the only thing I did was to install the IDE, connect the board , download a sample code and check if, that works. The LED blinking.

I am planning to work on some Shields for this board and once that's done, some serious work can begin.

Shields I plan to develop are :
  1. RF shield with with CC1100 / CC2500
  2. MP3 Module Plus RTC
  3. Off-course an LCD (16x2)
regards