Apps for Apple(s)

When I was a freshman at the University of Tulsa, the Student Council held a "Dance for Those Who Can't" event to raise money for muscular dystrophy.  If memory serves me correctly, the big-hearted (if somewhat insensitively-named) soiree was styled as an old-time dance marathon and students recruited sponsors who would pledge so much money for every hour the dancers lasted. 

Then, about 10 years ago, I was in Seattle and went to a Mariners game (in the dreaded Kingdome).  One of the scoreboards on the third-base side had a "K's for Kids" counter, sponsored by MicroSoft.  For every strike thrown by a Mariners pitcher, Bill Gates would donate something like $10,000 to a children's charity.  

I mention all this as a roundabout way to elaborate on my post this morning about the iPhone apps.  As far as I can tell, Apple's favorite charity is Apple.  Nothing wrong with that, I suppose (and there's always the possibility of "good things being done in secret"), but they must be raking in the dough.  Good for them. 

I recommended the Bible, Morse Code and Cowbell Plus apps earlier. Coach Jim also encouraged me to get the WeightTrack app (for our diets).  In addition, I have Shopper (for groceries) and iExpenseIt (to keep track of expenses).  All of these are easy to use and have proven to be a help in daily life. 

Two questions: 

(1) What other Apps have you found helpful?

(2) Who knows what the "i" before all the Apple programs stands for?