A guy writing a blog about the Bail business has to be very careful when using a term like dog in the title of a post. He could be accused of all sorts of nefarious motivations and subjected to wild rants wherein the scatological phrases flow by the paragraph. Let me be clear from the outset, when I’m talking about an old dog learning some new tricks, I’m talking about me. Nobody else, just me. Capisce?

I have been searching for a mobile solution to an issue that I face on a daily basis. I spend a lot of time in the car driving between jails and an inordinate amount of time waiting to post bonds at those jails. On a daily basis I receive phone calls that require that I have access to the internet, my client database and my calendar. I get questions regarding future court dates, charges and bonds for people in jail and I need access to information.

Thanks to Apple Inc., I have found a mobile device and a solution to my most vexing problems. Apple’s iPad is a wonderful device that enables me to have the internet, my client database, court database and calendar in my hand. Everywhere I go I have the tools I need to do my job more efficiently in a device no bigger than a small notebook.

The other day I set up a bond while sitting in a lobby waiting to post a bond. I emailed documents, accepted a credit card payment via my website and received an email confirming payment all while sitting in a jail lobby waiting to post a bond. That used to be dead time for me. Now, I’m working.

The specifics of how I do this border on what I consider to be a trade secret. Those of you who use a Mac will be able to design a similar system in relatively short order. Those of you who don’t … well I don’t know what you could do.

I think that this gives me a competitive advantage in the marketplace. I’m able to quickly respond to inquiries via telephone while on the road, waiting in jails or in courthouses.

Who says old dogs can’t learn new tricks?