diff --git a/profile b/profile
index 4f18ae4..f2d0b08 100644
--- a/profile
+++ b/profile
@@ -99,3 +99,5 @@ export PATH=$PATH:~/.bin:/Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-7.0/bin/
 
 export HISTCONTROL=ignorespace
 
+export TERM=xterm-color
+
diff --git a/screenrc b/screenrc
index 7f98a35..24d2661 100644
--- a/screenrc
+++ b/screenrc
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ vbell off
 # vbell_msg "   Wuff  ----  Wuff!!  "
 
 # define a bigger scrollback, default is 100 lines
-defscrollback 1024
+defscrollback 10240
+
+attrcolor b ".I"
+term screen-256color
+termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'   # tell screen how to set colors. AB = background, AF=foreground
+defbce on    # use current bg color for erased chars
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # SCREEN KEYBINDINGS
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 1ea82b8..9840f07 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
-"set nocompatible
-"filetype off
-"
-"" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
-"set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
-"call vundle#begin()
-"
-"" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
-"Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'
-"
-"" Plugin 'scala.vim'
-"" Plugin 'vim-scala'
-"Bundle 'derekwyatt/vim-scala'
-"" Plugin 'git@github.com:Valloric/YouCompleteMe.git'
-"
-"call vundle#end()
-"
-"filetype plugin indent on
+
+
 filetype plugin indent on
 
 " Tabbing