About Us We were introduced to  computers in 1990 when our son, Seth, received a computer from the Make-a-Wish Foundation. A few months later Seth received a game on CD as a gift from friends. However, the PC did not have a CD ROM drive and we decided to upgrade the PC. A valued friend steered and guided the upgrade process, and thus began the involvement in PC’s.   By helping friends and family members upgrade and/or build new PC’s, the knowledge and fascination grew until 2000 when Tech-Knuckle became a full–fledged business. Brad continued employment at a nationally known corporation. His favorite part of the job involved technological aspects such as software development, IT training ,database management, and network troubleshooting within the corporation. In 2004, through customer referrals, experience gained through building hundreds of PC’s and an ever-growing knowledge of different operating systems and applications, we made the move to full-time self employment. In 2006, as the business continued growing, we opened a store front at our present location.

About Our Children As mentioned above our son received a gift from the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Both Chelsey (our daughter) and Seth (our son) were born with Cystic Fibrosis. Both of our children brought much joy to our lives. We feel that where we are today is the result of God’s guidance and the special role of our children’s lives in ours. Without Chelsey’s passion for “computer games” and her competitive nature, Brad’s fascination for computer-based games might not have developed. Seth also had a very competitive nature, but on a different level. He strived to be on the cusp of technology (always wanted the “latest and greatest”) and was fearless in the face of the unknown when it came to upgrading. He was able to convince Brad that a network within our home would make computer life even more fun, and it was! They spent many hours competing over LAN with several games which brought laughter (usually directed at Brad) and enjoyment to our family. Life took a turn for our family when in 1994 our daughter Chelsey passed away due to complications from Cystic Fibrosis and again in 1999 when our son Seth also passed away. They will always be missed.

Our Employee My name is JD Snyder and I have worked for Tech-Knuckle since 2008. I started playing with computers as soon as I was able to sit at a keyboard for any length of time. My first experience with Brad was actually as a customer with a broken computer, yes I had computer troubles at one time too. Once he fixed it he offered for me to come in and learn from him when I had some free time so I took advantage of that as much as I could and in 2008 the opportunity arose for me to become an employee for Brad and I jumped at the opportunity. In June of 2011 graduated from UCDavis with a degree in Cultural Anthropology and became engaged in August of the same year. My goals are to remain in the technical field and continue to grow and learn as much as I can about technology.

For more information about Cystic Fibrosis please visit: http://www.cff.org