What to do first?

[Eleven]

I don't agree about learning a language such as c/c++ from an intro-to-programming point of view.

I'd suggest learning about basic structure before anything else, knowing how code flows is more important than knowing language-specific syntax at an early stage.

Pick something simple, with a deal of easy tutorials or code samples. Once you know the basics of programming, it shouldn't be difficult to pick up another language as your primary one.

You could try Visual Basic, though its code is totally different than c/c++, java and other popular, powerful languages.

Basically, pick something that you can find a lot of info about, don't think that the first language you study will be the one you're stuck with. Check out some of the <xxxxx in 21 days> ebooks, they often cater to the unexperienced coder rather than delving straight into advanced details. Theres a recent post in the software forum that has a lot of ebooks, i'd check there before really starting anything on your own.