diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 592b896998..664396683c 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9317,9 +9317,12 @@ Charlie 18 Nov 2009
         mac/
             SetVersion.cpp
     mac_installer/
+        GR-ReadMe.rtf
         make_GridRepublic.sh
         make_ProgThruProc.sh
         PostInstall.cpp
+        PTP-ReadMe.rtf
+        ReadMe.rtf
         release_boinc.sh
         WaitPermissions.cpp (Added)
     mac_build/
diff --git a/mac_installer/GR-ReadMe.rtf b/mac_installer/GR-ReadMe.rtf
index 8fd428f6b6..4d223d5bb5 100644
--- a/mac_installer/GR-ReadMe.rtf
+++ b/mac_installer/GR-ReadMe.rtf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf460
+{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf540
 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}
 {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}
 \margl1440\margr1440\vieww9000\viewh9000\viewkind0
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
 \cf0 http://gridrepublic.org\
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
 \cf0 \
+Installing GridRepublic Desktop may take several minutes; please be patient.\
+\
+If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 6.8.0, you may see a message "Failed to convert file GridRepublic Desktop Preferences to Unicode."  This is due to our addition of full Unicode support to the GridRepublic Desktop.  If you get this message, you may need to readjust your column widths and other GridRepublic Desktop view options, but no other problems will result.  When  you quit GridRepublic Desktop, these settings will be saved in the new Unicode format.\
+\
+Due to new restrictions imposed by OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, there has been a change in GridRepublic Desktop's security implementation.  Non-administrative users can no longer run GridRepublic Desktop unless they are added to group boinc_master.  As of GridRepublic Desktop 6.10.5, the GridRepublic Desktop installer asks whether or not you wish to allow this.\
+\
+For more options, please see the BOINC Macintosh administrator tools at:\
+\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
+{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Tools_for_Mac_OS_X"}}{\fldrslt \cf0 http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Tools_for_Mac_OS_X}}\
+\
 Starting with version 5.5.4, this software features new, stricter security measures.  See the 
 \b Security
 \b0  section below for important information.\
diff --git a/mac_installer/PTP-ReadMe.rtf b/mac_installer/PTP-ReadMe.rtf
index c88f903e32..e175bc98e2 100644
--- a/mac_installer/PTP-ReadMe.rtf
+++ b/mac_installer/PTP-ReadMe.rtf
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 \cf0 http://gridrepublic.org\
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
 \cf0 \
-If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 6.8.0, you may see a message "Failed to convert file BOINC Manager Preferences to Unicode."  This is due to our addition of full Unicode support to the BOINC Manager.  If you get this message, you may need to readjust your column widths and other BOINC Manager view options, but no other problems will result.  When  you quit BOINC Manager, these settings will be saved in the new Unicode format.\
+Installing ProgressThruProcessors Desktop may take several minutes; please be patient.\
 \
-Due to new restrictions imposed by OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, there has been a change in BOINC's security implementation.  Non-administrative users can no longer run BOINC Manager unless they are added to group boinc_master.  As of BOINC 6.10.5, the BOINC installer asks whether or not you wish to allow this.\
+If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 6.8.0, you may see a message "Failed to convert file ProgressThruProcessors Desktop Preferences to Unicode."  This is due to our addition of full Unicode support to the ProgressThruProcessors Desktop.  If you get this message, you may need to readjust your column widths and other ProgressThruProcessors Desktop view options, but no other problems will result.  When  you quit ProgressThruProcessors Desktop, these settings will be saved in the new Unicode format.\
+\
+Due to new restrictions imposed by OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, there has been a change in ProgressThruProcessors Desktop's security implementation.  Non-administrative users can no longer run ProgressThruProcessors Desktop unless they are added to group boinc_master.  As of BOINC 6.10.5, the ProgressThruProcessors Desktop installer asks whether or not you wish to allow this.\
 \
 For more options, please see the BOINC Macintosh administrator tools at:\
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
diff --git a/mac_installer/ReadMe.rtf b/mac_installer/ReadMe.rtf
index d3590c4043..bcb90e8c23 100644
--- a/mac_installer/ReadMe.rtf
+++ b/mac_installer/ReadMe.rtf
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 \b0\fs24 \cf0 \
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\qc
 \cf0 http://boinc.berkeley.edu/\
+\
+\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640
+\cf0 Installing BOINC may take several minutes; please be patient.\
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
 \cf0 \
 If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 6.8.0, you may see a message "Failed to convert file BOINC Manager Preferences to Unicode."  This is due to our addition of full Unicode support to the BOINC Manager.  If you get this message, you may need to readjust your column widths and other BOINC Manager view options, but no other problems will result.  When  you quit BOINC Manager, these settings will be saved in the new Unicode format.\