How to go about switching the emails. Do you send all your contacts the email notifier that your email has changed. :cuss:
I always tend to follow a simple guideline Forward all your old emails to the new email and then start replying to people using the new Email and they would automatically add your new email address.
Check this blogpost http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/05/migrate-from-hotmail-yahoo-mail-aol.html