I'm a beginner where C++ is concerned, but I've more or less finished reading,comprehending,implementing Robert Lafore's "OOP in C++" . But now I don't know where to go. I'm up 2 my neck in theoretical concepts and jargon but I haven't really made one useful app ( Calculators are nice ...but boring). Well since I had heard all so much about the immense power of C++ can anyone recommend any direction in which to go forth from this point. BCoz any/all of the resources Iv looked for on the net are either simple stuff or way over my head or they simply discuss some abstract concepts. I Initially thought of connectivity with some backend lik SQL server but I think there's no point in spending time fr that when it can be done in VB in 1/4th the time.

Please don't recommend studying more concepts from more books--I want to create something and implement what all concepts Iv studied till now