Add an item to the Apple menu

I would like to know how to add an item to the Apple menu using OSX Lion, any help would be more than appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Ron

1. You don't need to use Apple Menu Options for this; to add the item, double-click your hard disk's icon in the Finder and then open the System Folder. You can change the contents of the Apple Menu Items folder as if it was any other folder.
2. Open the Preferences folder in the System Folder and drag the item named Apple Menu Options Prefs inside to the desktop. Try opening the control panel again.
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