Microsoft renames IE-specific CSS properties

With the intent to reach full CSS 2.1 compliance with Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft has announced their decision to place all CSS properties that fulfill one of the following conditions behind the ‘-ms-’ prefix:

• If the property is a Microsoft extension (not defined in a CSS specification/module).
• If the property is part of a CSS specification or module that hasn’t received Candidate Recommendation status from the W3C.
• If the property is a partial implementation of a property that is defined in a CSS specification or module.

Creating photo mosaics with Yahoo! BOSS image search

Article that describes how to use Yahoo!’s BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) to search for images and Ruby to create a photo mosaic building program that stitches together a mosaic from any number of photos.