For the fifth consecutive year, Intuit has ranked as the No. 1 Most Admired Software Company on Fortune magazine’s annual Most Admired Companies list. This year Fortune combined its America’s Most Admired and World’s Most Admired lists.

The Fortune article title sums up nicely the value of this recognition: “A powerful asset: In a season of global economic turmoil, admiration is in short supply. That's why a stellar reputation is more valuable than ever.”

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announced today that Ed Robinson, CPA will deliver the keynote address, "Rainmaking Strategies for Business Growth," at its National CPE Expo on September 21-23, 2009 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. The keynote address will be delivered during a luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

I’m aboard Delta flight 1147 from MSP to ATL (that’s Minneapolis to Atlanta for those of you so fortunate as to NOT travel enough to immediately recognize airport codes) and am testing the new “WiFi with wings” service by GoGo.

At about 4,000 feet the flight attendant announced that we were at the appropriate altitude and the WiFi was on and available. My new MacBook Pro found the SSID immediately and I was presented with a registration page. Sign-up was a snap (I set up an account because I know I’m enough of a sucker to pay $9.95 for access for a short flight -- or $13.95 for an 3-plus hour flight. So, now I’m set to go and immediately headed to CNET.com for a speed test. Pretty impressive, actually! Results after the jump.