diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh
index c241e90e..9c3a0e9a 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+alias startss='open -a /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app'
 alias emacs="emacsclient -t"
 alias xemacs="\emacs --daemon > /dev/null 2&> /dev/null; emacsclient -c &"
 alias tmux="tmux -2"
diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/synergy.sh b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/synergy.sh
index 826b2f45..cb5a5c7c 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/synergy.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/synergy.sh
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ function make_me_synergy() {
 }
 
 function stop_synergy_at() {
-    pgrep synergys | xargs kill
+    pgrep synergys | xargs kill -9
     ssh $1 "source ~/.zshrc && clear_my_synergy"
 }
 
 function clear_all_synergy() {
-    pgrep synergy | xargs kill
+    pgrep synergy | xargs kill -9
 }
 
 function clear_my_synergy() {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function get_synergy_pids_for_ip() {
 }
 
 function clear_synergy_for_ip() {
-    get_synergy_pids_for_ip $1 | xargs kill
+    get_synergy_pids_for_ip $1 | xargs kill -9
 }
 
 function activate_synergy_for() {