As much as I like the blue. I used the same color for a web project a few years ago. It makes it hard to read your site. Since you have tutorials you want peeps to read the stuff right ? try 000066 as a background color. great start.
Hi - Looks good, but you could do with removing some of those external links. Doesn't give off a very professional look to the site. Your links could do with standing out a little better too (Home, About Me...) Didn't notice them at first. I think the external banner links obscures it slightly. Otherwise, a great start! Good Luck
Nice layout and colors For the bottom adsense ad, it looks kind of lost there. It is blended in well, but maybe too well that people may miss it.. my suggestion is to make the bottom background grey (like the top) so it blends in well with your whole blog layout And move the copyright information & the back BELOW this grey area so it looks like it's part of the layout also