Computer Clan

Ken Doe , better known online as Computer Clan (also known as his alter-ego Krazy Ken, formerly Hildron101010 and ReelDeal Productions), is an American comedic tech YouTuber best known for their Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures and Krazy Ken's Tech Talk series.
==Computer Clan==
Computer Clan was a group founded by Ken Doe (Hildron101010), Totalmandude and CoolTechAB on the 30th of March 2009. The website of the Computer Clan was launched in mid-2009.
Prior to the formation of the Computer Clan, Ken would create a YouTube channel that would eventually become the Computer Clan channel on the 16th of September 2007 under the name "Hildron101010". The channel initially consisted of music videos, comedy skits, and the like, all made by Ken himself with some of his friends at the time being featured in his videos. As time went on, the first few tech-related videos started to appear on the channel.
By the time the Computer Clan name and group was formed, the three co-founders wanted to rename Ken's current channel at the time (Hildron101010) to "Computer Clan"; however, YouTube did not have the option of changing a channel's name at the time. To get around this limitation, they wanted to create a separate channel to upload the Computer Clan videos, however they would all be uploaded onto Ken's channel instead. Ultimately the Hildron101010 channel would be renamed to "Computer Clan" much later when YouTube then offered the option to change channel names; the channel was also briefly named as "ReelDeel Productions" for a short time from 2012 to 2014. Overtime, more and more members joined the clan, and at its peak in 2013 had around ~25-30 members in different "Divisions".
In 2015, most of the videos and playlists made by the CC from 2007/2009-2013 were made unlisted and/or private in an effort to make the CC look more professional, since these older videos were made at a time where most members were teenagers and the quality of the videos they made at the time were nowhere near as good as the recent ones made on the channel. In 2016, almost 75% of members had left the Computer Clan mostly due to these members not having the time to be in the clan. By early 2017, the only members left in the clan were Ken (Hildron101010), Brent (Penrose Films) and Marin (Rain/Rainulous). Marin left in mid-to-late 2017, leaving only Ken and Brent.
In 2018, the clan was dissolved, which also involves changing all the trailers and graphics to not be about the clan. Brent still appears occasionally in several Computer Clan videos (especially in the Krazy Ken Tech Misadventures/Tech Talk series), and the Computer Clan's meaning was shifted to the viewing audience rather than just being a member-based group. The website was also updated in late 2020 to reflect the new changes made to the clan.
The following is a list of some of the series that the CC made from 2009-2015, with some being made prior to the CC's formation in 2009:
- Computer Showdown (A series involving computers and operating systems battling against each other, started in 2007 and ended in 2015 due to the CC not having enough time to make Season 7)
- Marble Blast / All the Marbles (CC Members playing levels in the Marble Blast game, started in 2007 and originally ended in 2011 but got brought back as All the Marbles in 2015, ended in 2016)
- Windows Crap Edition (A series of parody operating systems based on Microsoft Windows, started in 2008 and later acquired under the Spoof OS name in 2012)
- SpecTech (A show about the latest tech news, e.g: the release of iOS 5, Final Cut Pro X and OS X Mountain Lion, ended in 2012)
- TriTech Weekly (A roundup of the week's tech news, replacing SpecTech; ended in 2013)
- GoSlo (A series on slow motion videos similar to The Slow Mo Guys, ended in 2015)
- Mac Tips n' Tricks (Ken showing some tips and tricks on Macs, ended in 2012)
- CC Minecraft (Minecraft series featuring CC members, which became a CC project known as White House, a Portal recreation in Minecraft, ended in 2015)
- Ken's Cinema of Shenanigans (A Mystery Science Theater 3000 tribute show, ended in 2017)
- Music (Music that CC members created mostly for the Computer Showdown and Ghost Murderer projects (as well as others), these albums came under the names, "Computer Clan Music", "Revive", "Slide to Self-Destruct - 2012 version", "Slide to Self-Destruct - 2016", "ReVision", "Ghost Murderer", and there were others as well. Most of them were removed from the CC website in 2014 except for "STSD-2016" and "Ghost Murderer" (although these were cutdown from the original albums that were released in 2012), however they were removed from the website altogether after the redesign in late 2020.
==Series==
===Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures===
Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures is an unscripted and raw "tech video log" series where Ken (under the alter-ego Krazy Ken, who’s been trapped in a lair 10-stories underground) does troubleshooting and tinkering with various tech products. Many episodes involve him doing off-the-cuff experiments and exploration with tech products and occasionally tends to have bad luck in several episodes (also known as the Krazy Ken Curse). It was one of the most popular series on the Computer Clan channel and also one of the longest-running series in production, first starting in late 2015. On some occasions, the series is done live.
The "Krazy Ken" name originates from a saying that Ken made on Computer Clan Live 10 minutes before the start of the stream sometime in 2011 or 2012. The Krazy Ken name and character went on to be used in two short-lived video gaming series that only ran a few episodes before they were cancelled, with the first one in 2013 that ran only four episodes and the second one in 2014 with only two episodes.
Ken has halted production of this series for the time being due to him switching focus from both unscripted and scripted episodes to just solely scripted episodes as time went on, especially after its spinoff, Krazy Ken's Tech Talk, performed very well over the unscripted, off-the-cuff episodes made for the Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures series. The latest episode of this series was published on the 6th of October 2022.
===Krazy Ken's Tech Talk===
Krazy Ken's Tech Talk is a series that is a spinoff of Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures in a more scripted and professionally-produced format, where Ken (as Krazy Ken) talks about tech history, updates about software, debunking scam products and other tech stuff. Several skits are shown occasionally on some episodes. The series debuted in the 23rd of January 2020.
Since late 2022, it is currently one of the most popular series on the Computer Clan channel, with its episodes performing very well over those made for the original Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures series. It is still in ongoing production as of 2024.
===Vintage Apple Vault===
Vintage Apple Vault was a series talking about vintage Apple products, with most episodes having collabs with other vintage Apple YouTubers. It was the spiritual successor to the earlier Vintage Apple Tours, which was a series that also talked about vintage Apple products. It began on the 30th of August 2018, with the last episode published on the 18th of July 2019.
This series is one of the short-lived series on the Computer Clan channel, which had only 7 episodes before being cancelled in favor of putting more focus on the channel's signature Krazy Ken series (Tech Misadventures and Tech Talk).
===TidBytes===
TidBytes was a series very similar to the now-current Krazy Ken's Tech Talk, where Ken talked about tech stuff as well as tutorials. It originated sometime in the mid-2010's as a tech training and tutorial site made by the Computer Clan, with the earliest episode using the TidBytes branding being published on the 18th of July 2016. The last episode was published on the 19th of October 2019, with Krazy Ken's Tech Talk succeeding TidBytes in January of 2020.
===Vintage Apple Tours===
Vintage Apple Tours was a series similar to the later Vintage Apple Vault that talks about vintage Apple products. This series was noteworthy for being one of the first production-value focused series on the Computer Clan channel, with each shot specifically utilizing multiple camera angles as well as on-screen graphics. It was started in the 25th of June 2012. The last episode was published on the 12 of April 2016. Vintage Apple Vault succeeded Vintage Apple Tours in August of 2018.
===Software Showcase===
Software Showcase was a series where Ken talked about various operating systems of the past and present. It usually covers older and historical operating systems as well as beta versions of the respective operating systems. The series started in the 4th of September 2012. The series was discontinued for unknown reasons, presumably because they were running out of any available operating systems to talk about. The last episode was published on the 25th of July 2017.
===Spoof OS===
Spoof OS was a series where Ken (as Spoof OS CEO Mike Rosoft) parodies popular tech. It is the second oldest series on the Computer Clan channel (behind the Computer Showdown and Marble Blast series) and was one of the most popular series on the channel overall. Spoof OS is well known for their Windows Crap Edition line of parody operating systems, which began in mid 2008 and then later acquired by Spoof OS in 2012 when the Spoof OS name was first invented. Ken stopped doing this series for unknown reasons, with the last episode published on the 28th of March 2018.
A homage to Spoof OS can be found in the Quibi tech fail episode of Krazy Ken's Tech Talk on the 10th of December 2020. During the "bad timing" section of the video (at approximately 7:15), a joke company by the name of "Pandemic Incorporated" was set to launch version 19 of COVID known as "coviDOS 19.0", a reference to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in late 2019 and happened throughout 2020. "Pandemic Inc" was supposedly owned by Spoof OS, with its logo (shown on the TV screen) including the words "a SPOOF OS CONGLOMERATE subsidiary" underneath it. The naming of the COVID-19 parody references the aforementioned COVID-19 pandemic as well as the DOS operating systems, with the "coviDOS" wording similar to that of macOS). Past jokes from the Spoof OS videos were also referenced during this scene, such as coviDOS 19.0 including Internet Exploder.
==Computer Clan Live==
Computer Clan Live (originally "Computer Clan Broadcast") was a live show and video podcast that ran from mid 2009 to early 2018. It was streamed every Friday and revolved around tech and gaming. 
The first stream aired on the 23rd of August 2009. The 100th episode was aired on the 22nd of July 2011. The 7th anniversary of the show was held on the 23rd of August 2016 (Episode #356) and was a 4-hour stream including CC Trivia, Marble Blast and more old segments from the past. The last stream using the original format was aired sometime in early 2018.
Originally, CCL was streamed on Ustream.com. In 2010, they temporarily switched to Livestream.com, before switching back to Ustream in 2011. On the 30th of August 2013, starting with CCL #207 (CCL Podcast #162), they switched over to YouTube Live.
From March 2010 through to December 2013, there was a podcast version of CCL known as "Computer Clan Live Podcast", or CCLP for short. It started off as an audio-only podcast (taking the audio from the live broadcast), before transitioning into a prerecorded (video) version of the CCL stream. Starting with the New Years 2014 stream (CCL #227), which aired on the 31st of December 2013 to the 1st of January 2014, the podcast was discontinued in favor of hosting the CCL streams on YouTube. This was also around the same time when they switched from 360p to 720p, and remained that way for the rest of CCL's lifespan.
After about two years of absence, Computer Clan Live would eventually return in April 2020 with a brand-new format that focused on interviews, however it died off after the 14th of May 2020. Since then, Computer Clan Live continues to be done on the channel sporadically, but as of recently has been done occasionally. On the 29th of May 2020, the interview format has been completely dropped in favor of a new format that focuses on special events such as Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) and Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (VCFMW), as well as general tech talk and Q&A.
== Quotes ==
* "I went ahead and bought one." (Used only in scam-busting videos where he bought the item he tries to investigate.)
==References==
Category:Tech YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2007