C++ is a good language, but beware of some books. They teach some very bad methods for programming (and I can't tell you which are good and which are bad, really). If you want to keep your skills sharp, just pick a small project and work on it. Experiment with new things. At least, that's been my method. I never could stay in step with those "Teach Yourself (C++, Game Programming, World Domination) in (24 hours, 7 days, a millenia)" books.
Also, if you were a Linux user, I'd suggest grabbing some code from a project and just hacking on it a bit. Especially applications like gkrellm, Gaim, etc. that you could write plugins for.
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