How is this different if you work alone, on one machine, and simply don't use a remote? I realize this is a bastardization of the concept, but for personal pro

How is this different if you work alone, on one machine, and simply don't use a remote? I realize this is a bastardization of the concept, but for personal projects, it still sounds reasonable. Reads further... Eh, I guess USB drives count as separate machines in this case ¯\_(ツ)_/¯