Easy way to enable/disable built-in iSight?

Hello everyone!
I am trying to figure out how to enable/disable built-in iSight camera on my MacBook Pro. I do quite a bit of video conferences lately so I went out and bought a decent camera that produces a nice picture and has zoom in/out controls etc. It all nice and well but now I have a little problem - most web-based conferencing software simply uses the "default" camera, which is in my case the built-in iSight. I want to disable the iSight and make my external camera "default" one instead but I just can't figure out how to do it... Any ideas?
Cheers
Alex

Scripts like this can easily disable and enable built-in iSight:
http://techslaves.org/index.php?page=62
However, such scripts simultaneously disables ALL USB webcams when active.
Instead of disabling USB cams, select your other camera in the Flash Player settings. If you need help with settings, see Adobe Help: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help04.html
If necessary, you can quit your browser, launch Photo Booth or some other video app to keep your iSight busy. Minimize this app if you like, launch the browser and go to your video web site, and then check that Flash can use the camera you want.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
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