I/WE CLAIM:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a request receiver to receive a request from a computing device for a user to access a computer-accessible resource using the computing device;
a context retriever to obtain information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user;
an access mediator to:
determine, based on an operating profile for the user and/or the
computing device, whether the computing device is permitted to access the
computer-accessible resource in the current context; and
mediate access of the computer-accessible resource by the
computing device.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request receiver is to receive a request to use a local resource of the computing device.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request receiver is to receive a request from the computing device to use a networked resource.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request receiver is to receive a request made automatically by the computing device prior to attempted usage of the computer-accessible resource by the user.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the request receiver is to receive a request made due to the computing device being located within a particular area or connecting to a particular network.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the request receiver is to receive a request made due to the computing device being located within a particular range of particular location.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request receiver is to receive a request for available computer-accessible resources.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the context retriever is to obtain information describing a location of the computing device.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein:
the computing device comprises a first computing device; and
the context retriever is to obtain information describing a proximity of the
first computing device to a second computing device.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the context retriever is to obtain information describing a current operational state of the computing device.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the context retriever is to obtain information about current network connectivity of the computing device.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the context retriever is to obtain an identity of the user.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the access mediator is to mediate networked connection between the computing device and the computer-accessible resource.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the access mediator is to permit usage of a local resource of the computing device by the computing device.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the access mediator is to provide identification of computer-accessible resources available to the user using the computing devices.
16. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a request receiver of a computer-implemented context-based access mediator ("CAM"), a request from a computing device for a user to access a computer-accessible resource using the computing device;
obtaining, by a context retriever of the CAM, information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user;

determining, by an access mediator of the CAM, based on an operating profile for the user and/or the computing device, whether the computing device is permitted to access the computer-accessible resource in the current context; and
mediating, by the access mediator of the CAM, access of the by the computing device.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein obtaining information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user comprises obtaining information describing a location of the computing device.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein obtaining information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user comprises obtaining information describing a current operational state of the computing device.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein mediating access of the computer-accessible resource by the computing device comprises permitting usage of a local resource of the computing device by the computing device.
20. One or more computer-readable media containing instructions written thereon, the instructions to, in response to execution by a computing system, cause the computing system to:
receive a request from a computing device for a user to access a computer-accessible resource using the computing device;
obtain information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user;
determine, based on an operating profile for the user and/or the computing device, whether the computing device is permitted to access the computer-accessible resource in the current context; and
mediate access of the by the computing device.
21. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein receive a request
from a computing device comprises receive a request made automatically by the

computing device prior to attempted usage of the computer-accessible resource by the user.
22. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein obtain information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user comprises obtain information describing a location of the computing device.
23. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein obtain information for a current context for usage of the computing device by the user comprises obtain information describing a current operational state of the computing device.
24. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein mediate access of the computer-accessible resource by the computing device comprises mediate networked connection between the computing device and the computer-accessible resource.
25. The computer-readable media of claim 20, wherein mediate access of the computer-accessible resource by the computing device comprises permit usage of a local resource of the computing device by the computing device.