diff --git a/FDTD/engine_multithread.cpp b/FDTD/engine_multithread.cpp
index d176c87..99ce1de 100644
--- a/FDTD/engine_multithread.cpp
+++ b/FDTD/engine_multithread.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void Engine_Multithread::Init()
 	m_stopThreads = false;
 	if (m_numThreads == 0)
 		m_numThreads = boost::thread::hardware_concurrency();
-	cout << "Multithreading engine using " << m_numThreads << " threads." << std::endl;
+	cout << "Multithreaded engine using " << m_numThreads << " threads." << std::endl;
 	m_barrier_VoltUpdate = new boost::barrier(m_numThreads); // numThread workers
 	m_barrier_VoltExcite = new boost::barrier(m_numThreads+1); // numThread workers + 1 excitation thread
 	m_barrier_CurrUpdate = new boost::barrier(m_numThreads); // numThread workers
diff --git a/FDTD/operator.cpp b/FDTD/operator.cpp
index c4aa9b4..72c5cb5 100644
--- a/FDTD/operator.cpp
+++ b/FDTD/operator.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ void Operator::DumpOperator2File(string filename)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cout << "Dumping PEC information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..." ;
+	cout << "Dumping FDTD operator information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..." << flush ;
+
 	FDTD_FLOAT**** exc = Create_N_3DArray<FDTD_FLOAT>(numLines);
 	if (Exc) {
 		for (unsigned int n=0;n<Exc->E_Count;++n)
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ void Operator::DumpPEC2File( string filename )
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cout << "Dumping PEC information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..." ;
+	cout << "Dumping PEC information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..." << flush;
 
 	FDTD_FLOAT**** pec = Create_N_3DArray<FDTD_FLOAT>( numLines );
 	unsigned int pos[3];
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ void Operator::DumpMaterial2File(string filename)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cout << "Dumping material information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..." ;
+	cout << "Dumping material information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..."  << flush;
 
 	FDTD_FLOAT*** epsilon;
 	FDTD_FLOAT*** mue;
diff --git a/FDTD/operator_multithread.cpp b/FDTD/operator_multithread.cpp
index 1b8daff..e502e3e 100644
--- a/FDTD/operator_multithread.cpp
+++ b/FDTD/operator_multithread.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int Operator_Multithread::CalcECOperator()
 	if (m_numThreads == 0)
 		m_numThreads = boost::thread::hardware_concurrency();
 
-	cout << "Multithreading operator using " << m_numThreads << " threads." << std::endl;
+	cout << "Multithreaded operator using " << m_numThreads << " threads." << std::endl;
 
 	m_thread_group.join_all();
 	delete m_CalcEC_Start;m_CalcEC_Start = new boost::barrier(m_numThreads+1); // numThread workers + 1 controller
diff --git a/FDTD/operator_sse.cpp b/FDTD/operator_sse.cpp
index e9866ef..6420724 100644
--- a/FDTD/operator_sse.cpp
+++ b/FDTD/operator_sse.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ void Operator_sse::DumpOperator2File(string filename)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	cout << "Dumping FDTD operator information to vtk file: " << filename << " ..." << flush ;
+
+
 	FDTD_FLOAT**** exc = Create_N_3DArray<FDTD_FLOAT>(numLines);
 	if (Exc) {
 		for (unsigned int n=0;n<Exc->E_Count;++n)
@@ -134,5 +137,7 @@ void Operator_sse::DumpOperator2File(string filename)
 	Delete_N_3DArray(ii,numLines);ii=NULL;
 
 	file.close();
+
+	cout << " done!" << endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/FDTD/operator_sse_compressed.cpp b/FDTD/operator_sse_compressed.cpp
index aa3ab80..c3c1943 100644
--- a/FDTD/operator_sse_compressed.cpp
+++ b/FDTD/operator_sse_compressed.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ bool Operator_SSE_Compressed::CompareOperators(unsigned int pos1[3], unsigned in
 
 bool Operator_SSE_Compressed::CompressOperator()
 {
-	cout << "Compressing the FDTD operator... this my take a while..." << endl;
+	cout << "Compressing the FDTD operator... this may take a while..." << endl;
 
 	if (m_max_fifo==0)
 	{