Hi,
ops, you have right, second link is a private topic...sorry for this.
Anyway the concept used for this customer is to add avatar in a module shown in the footer of the site and with a Javascript code move the avatar before a menu item text "Account"
In this case the Javascript function added to Template parameters was something like this:
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery('.module435 img').appendTo('.itemid1012 > a');
});
</script>
where module435 is the class of the module and itemid1012 is the class of the menu item
Of course a function like this may not works for you, so if you have not Javascript knowledges and you prefer our help then please post me your site details (you can use the form below the reply in "Site Details" tab), we will help you to do this