I think I like #224 better.
I didn't want the web 2.0 style, but I kind of like the shiny plastic look, especially since a lot of modern furniture is shiny plastic. What I am not crazy about anymore is the CS representation in any of the logos. Could you try something like #224, keeping the font and color scheme, but making a new graphic that is like
#36, but out of shiny plastic?
I wanted that designer to scale their graphic to be less tall, and a little more like the one below, but they haven't done it yet.
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt190/ClearSpace/cube.jpgI also made this graphic in case people's English is not good enough to understand me about what I mean by "less tall."
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Thanks for all your work on this, I just haven't had any good ideas for you to try that I think I might like in the style you work with, so I apologize for not getting you more feedback earlier on.