I like the new blue. Working version has a nice appearance. Maybe its just me but the light grey doesnt really blend that well with that blue. Maybe if you added a slightly larger bevel?
How about if you snagged the purple out of that space-nebula graphic you added to the blue page? Maybe a purple would be a little less-primary? I don't think I like the nebula AND the binary though.. looks too much like you were just looking for an excuse to be cute with graphics.. particularly since neither make a point, really.
1> background Graphics never reall make point, they are their just to break up soild colors 2> there is no purpule in the nebula that is just the Black that is Fading in to blue 3> What other Graphics do you suggest? 4> I am trying to be cute with gaphics, not only does the site need to be professional, it need to in some way show I can actutally make nice web sites, so "cute with graphics" is needed, I dont know how many "prefessional web design" compines weg sites I have been to that are just horrible, I am not talking horrible in the since they are plain or what have you, but just plain horrible,,,,,,,,,,,