Image Wall Module Changes - Why?

I have just applied the latest Image Wall module for EasyBlog and I am surprised by the reduction in features from the old module. I have attached screenshots of the old options and the new options. There is now no way to customize the size and width of the thumbnails. I also can't remove the text overlay with the blog title. I also do not see a random display image option.
NOTE: The random image option is the hack that Mark provided for us a couple of years ago and it made it different each time you opened a page.
PRIORITIES
1) Is there a way to remove the text overlay?
2) Is there a way to randomize the images displayed?
Thanks,
Michael Leavitt - Orem, Utah