How to move compare product and recent views widget on the left side

Q: I want the compare product and recent views widget on left side which is currently on right side(right column) in 3 column design.

A: Recently Viewed Products

Please open
/ app / design / frontend / base / default / layout / reports.xml

In the line 32 change
<reference name="right"> to <reference name="left">;

Compare Products

Please open the file
/ app / design / frontend / base / default / layout / catalog.xml

In the line 55 change
<reference name="right"> to <reference name="left">;