The little remote is useful to me. I usually set my uplights to a static color for the entire night. Set the color, press the blackout button on the remote to put them in "sleep mode" to save batteries. Just before the guests come in, walk around to each light, press the blackout button again, and the lights come on.
I had an event last Sunday where the lights were a soft pinkish-white (C15) for dinner, then we used the remotes to walk around and reset to purplish pink (C04). Of course, this would have been easier if they had wireless DMX. But the remotes worked great.