What's the little green light next to the camera mean?

Sometimes it's on; other times its not. Also: it's on when I have Mission Control focused on a particular desktop -- or so it seems.

It means the camera is on and some program is using it.
Captfred
Facetime, Photobooth, ichat or messages, skype are a few that use it.

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HT1462 The green light next to my camera lens comes on but the picture is black, how do I get it to come on?

The green light next to my camera lens comes on but the picture is black, how do I get it to come on?

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    try again. If the iSight still does not work, continue.
• If Apple's http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
   suggestions do not help you, (are you certain that you
   used the correct "reset" procedure?), yours is most likely a
   hardware problem that will require a professional fix.
   Unless you have a current backup, make one now.
Then use the final "Troubleshooting" suggestion:
"... contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service."
• If you want to try one more thing on your own first,
use Disk Utility to repair permissions. Then
download and apply the latest Combo Update for
your OS. Currently, the latest SL Combo is here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
• Repair permissions again immediately following the system restart
   that completes the Combo update.
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Little green light

Has anybody noticed the little green light that shines underneath the intel Imac,even when it's turned off. Anybody know what it's for?

It is?! I wonder why the iMac would need one of those, and why such a sensor would glow green? Would that not impede it's ability to sense ambient light?
It's not surprising that it goes out when the power cable is disconnected - that removes power from the system after all. If it stayed on, that would be quite unusual!
I've not noticed this with either of my iMacs, but I wonder if it might not be associated with the ethernet interface - almost every ethernet card has an LED which indicates connected/disconnected status. For those who see this light on their systems, try unplugging the network cable and see whether the light goes out.

Green light next to camera is on.

green light next to camera is on. how to I turn off?

It would usually indicate that an application is occupying the camera. Check in Activity Monitor to see if you are running any background application that might be using the camera.

What does the ~ symbol mean next to an event? I have never seen this before but today when I edited a few events this appeared next to the event.

What does the ~ symbol mean next to an event? I have never seen this before but today when I edited a few events this appeared next to the event.

Greetings,
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1. First make an iCal backup: Click on each calendar on the left hand side of iCal one at a time highlighting it's name and then going to File Export > Export and saving the resulting calendar file to a logical location for safekeeping.
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Home > Library > Caches > com.apple.ical
Home > Library > Calendars > Calendar Cache, Cache, Cache 1, 2, 3, etc. (Do not remove Sync Cache or Theme Cache if present)
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If the issue persists:
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2. Remove the following to the trash and restart your computer:
Home > Library > Caches > com.apple.ical
Home > Library > Calendars > Calendar Cache, Cache, Cache 1, 2, 3, etc. (Do not remove Sync Cache or Theme Cache if present)
Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.ical (There may be more than one of these. Remove them all.)
--- NOTE: Removing these files may remove any shared (CalDAV) calendars you may have access to. You will have to re-add those calendars to iCal > Preferences > Accounts.
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hi
i updated my mac last night with some standard updates.. itunes etc.
ive turned it on this morning and the green light next to the camera is permanently on. when i open up photo booth it just shows a green screen.
if anyone has any ideas that would be great
thanks

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In the simlpest of terms think of the S as standing for SMALL sensor. The sensor in crop bodies is much smaller in physical size than the area your film camera needs covering with when the shutter opens. An EF S lens won't allow light to cover the full area in the film or FF body. This allows smaller & cheaper lenses but at the expense of limiting their use.
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What does the "other" mean?

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What is the exact mean of classname.class.

what is the exact mean of classname.class. what situations it will be use ful . how to use . give me one example .

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