when multiple identities collide

I have been using GMail to host my domains email for about two years now with no problems. Its a hassle-free, inexpensive way (free!!) to manage my email for my various domains. If you don't mind your email becoming part of the zeitgeist then this method of email hosting is for you.

However, as Google moves towards a more one-stop-shop-for-everything-web-related a schism is beginning to form in my usage of their tools. Namely, I use @justwerks.com as the email address I promote as the "way to contact Evan"; however, I use a @gmail.com address to sign into Google.

See where this is going?

I need to have the ability to tell Google that the @justwerks.com (among others) address maps to @gmail.com. As it stands I cannot accept invitations from the Calendar app unless people send email to the @gmail.com address, which breaks the entire purpose of using @gmail.com to transparently host my domains email. I am then left in a situation where I have to let people know both my @justwerks.com and my @gmail.com address. No, no, no, no.

The purpose of using @justwerks.com is to promote a branding message of "@justwerks.com is the way to contact Evan"; not "@justwerks.com is the way to contact Evan unless its a Google Calendar invite, in which case use @gmail.com".

Anyone have any hacks/configuration switches to work around this or should I start a blogging campaign?

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