Is it possible to tap-to-click on the Magic Mouse?

I know this is a simple question, but is it possible to set up tap-to-click on the Magic Mouse? I've opened up the mouse set-up and the mouse preferences with the Magic Mouse detected. There are options for swiping and right-clicking, and so on, but there's no option for tap-to-click. I don't like the full manual click on the Magic Mouse (the "throw" is way too long), so I'm hoping someone knows a solution.
Thank you!

It's pretty safe. I used it for a while. It's also easy to uninstall.
Maybe Lion will provide something when it comes out this summer. Here's what's known at this point:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/
Regards,
Captfred

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